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CTV News
24-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Borrelli still winner by slimmest of margins
The recount has wrapped in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore and the Conservatives will keep it. CTV Windsor's Bob Bellacicco reports.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Conservative MP Kathy Borrelli's victory in Windsor upheld by four votes
The official recount of ballots in the federal riding of Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore has been completed, and Conservative representative Kathy Borrelli remains the winner — by a margin of only four votes. CBC's Dalson Chen spoke with Lydia Miljan of the University of Windsor about what it means.
National Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Conservative Borrelli holds onto Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore by 4 votes
A judicial recount in the southern Ontario riding of Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore confirmed late Thursday evening that the Conservative candidate clung to the seat by a handful of votes — nearly one month after the April 28 federal election. Article content Article content The three-day recount narrowed the margin from 77 votes to just four, securing Conservative Kathy Borrelli a razor-thin victory over Liberal candidate Irek Kusmierczyk, who had held the federal seat since 2019. Article content Article content 'After a thorough review, I am humbled to confirm the result has reaffirmed the outcome of election night,' Conservative Kathy Borrelli said in an emailed statement around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Article content Article content The judicial review began Tuesday morning at a Tecumseh office space in Green Valley Plaza, where 25 tables staffed by teams of four — including two Elections Canada appointees and one representative from each campaign — meticulously combed through every ballot box, including all rejected ballots. Article content Article content Article content Over three days, the recount teams reviewed more than 70,000 votes from 23 advance, 252 ordinary, and five mobile polls. Article content Article content The judicial recount confirmed that Borrelli received 32,090 votes to Kusmierczyk's 32,086 — 45.8 per cent and 45.7 per cent of the total ballots cast, respectively. Article content 'It is with great excitement and deep respect that I prepare to be sworn in as your next Member of Parliament,' said Borrelli. Article content Article content The recount was ordered May 9 by Justice Macfarlane after Kusmierczyk applied to the court, flagging multiple tabulation errors and a high number of rejected ballots.
CBC
23-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Conservative Kathy Borrelli narrowly upholds win in federal Windsor-area riding recount
A ballot recount in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore has confirmed a Conservative win in the border city riding, formalizing the party's blue wave in Canada's most southern tip. The recount, which started Tuesday and wrapped up Thursday, narrowed Conservative candidate Kathy Borrelli's margin of victory over Liberal incumbent Irek Kusmierczyk to mere four votes, according to multiple sources. Unofficial results for the riding after the April 28 federal election showed Borrelli had won by 233 votes. But once Elections Canada validated the results, that lead dropped to 77 — just seven votes shy of triggering an automatic recount based on the total number of votes cast in the riding. A judge on May 9 approved Kusmierczyk's request for a judicial recount, ruling that there was sufficient evidence to justify one. "We got a shot. That's all we asked for," Kusmierczyk said outside the courthouse in downtown Windsor after the judge approved the recount. "At the end of the day, what we're after is clarity and confidence for this community in the results of the election," he said. Borrelli said at the time that she respected the judge's order and would "co-operate fully" with the process. WATCH | Recount ordered in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore election results: 3 days ago Duration 2:46 The judicial recount began on Monday for the Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore federal riding. The CBC's Katerina Georgieva explains how we got here and what happens now. Kusmierczyk's application relied on affidavits from several scrutineers for his campaign who said they witnessed elections officials reject ballots that they believed were valid. Those ballots included instances where voters had made additional markings outside the circle next to Kusmierczyk's name to indicate their support for him. Elections Canada data showed that of the roughly 70,000 ballots cast in the riding, more than 500 were rejected. Kusmierczyk made a call for donations before the process began. "Every bit helps with the cost of the recount," he said on social media. Borrelli posted on social media as well, saying her "team of expert scrutineers and lawyers" would be present "to make sure that each and every ballot is fairly counted." She also apologized for the "delay in service" the recount had caused the community but said her team was eager to get to work. She had previously travelled to Ottawa with fellow local Conservatives for meetings and orientation before Parliament resumes at the end of the month. The recount took place in a Tecumseh strip mall and took three days to complete. The local recount was among a handful of others in close races across the country — including one where the Liberal candidate won by a single vote. The official results in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore come just days ahead of the House's return on May 26 and a throne speech by King Charles III the day after.
CTV News
21-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
$2.6 million invested in Tecumseh's water infrastructure
From left to right - Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara, MPP for Windsor–Tecumseh Andrew Dowie, Tecumseh Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti. (Source: Office of Andrew Dowie)
