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Posted: Apr 07, 2021 8:00 AM NT | Last Updated: April 7 In her application for a recount in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi, NDP Leader Alison Coffin says across the province, 'thousands of people were added to the voters list upon having a simple telephone call with Elections NL workers … without proof of identity.'(Paul Daly/The Canadian Press)
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's NDP has requested a recount in her district after losing her seat in last Saturday's election by 53 votes. Alison Coffin tweeted pictures of herself Thursday filing the necessary paperwork at the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John's. Coffin lost her seat to Liberal John Abbott in the St. John's East-Quidi Vidi district, which has long been an NDP stronghold. Party president Kyle Rees says the recount request isn't necessarily about getting the seat back. "Whether or not it makes a difference in terms of...
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,...
Tories, NDP baffled that chief electoral officer is refusing meeting to hear election worries The province's largest political parties are voicing their concerns over the election, including perceived problems with mail-in voting and the CEO of Elections NL's apparent unwillingness to meet with leaders. Social Sharing CBC News · comments Some politicians in the Newfoundland and Labrador election are worried that special ballots will not be available in time for citizens who now must vote by mail. (Heather Gillis/CBC) Bruce Chaulk, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer, is re...
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s election was upended late last week amid an outbreak of COVID-19 in St. John’s