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ELECTIONS CANADA ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF JUDICIAL RECOUNT IN THE ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF JEANNE-LE BER
OTTAWA, Wednesday, July 7, 2004 — The Chief Electoral Officer
of Canada,
At the 38th general election held on June 28, 2004, the difference between the Liberal Party of Canada candidate, Liza Frulla, and the Bloc Québécois candidate, Thierry St-Cyr, was 35 votes in favour of Liza Frulla. Following the judicial recount, the difference between the two candidates is 72 votes.
The following are the results of the recount for all candidates in the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber:
| Normand Chouinard | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 148 |
| Cathy Duchesne | Marijuana Party | 520 |
| Liza Frulla | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,766 |
| Jean Claude Mercier | Green Party of Canada | 1,864 |
| Anthony Philbin | New Democratic Party | 3,160 |
| Pierre-Albert Sévigny | Conservative Party of Canada | 2,524 |
| Thierry St-Cyr | Bloc Québécois | 18,694 |
The returning officer for Jeanne-Le Ber, Marcel Henley, will complete the writ of election and forward it to the Chief Electoral Officer, who will sign the writ, officially declaring Liza Frulla elected.
Elections Canada is an independent body set up by Parliament.
Information:
Elections Canada Media Relations
1 877 877-9515
or at www.elections.ca