The St. John's East-Quidi Vidi candidate lost her seat by 53 votes on Saturday. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 01, 2021 6:21 PM NT | Last Updated: April 1 NDP Leader Alison Coffin announced her court challenge of the election results in her former district on Thursday afternoon.(Alison Coffin/Twitter) NDP Leader Alison Coffin has filed for a vote recount in her former district, according to a tweet from Coffin's account Thursday afternoon. "I was at the courthouse today to file papers for an official recount of the results for St. John's East - Quidi Vidi," the tweet reads. Coffin, who lost her seat to Liberal John Abbott by 53 votes on Saturday, had foreshadowed the legal challenge in her post-election speech over the weekend.