Liberals Win Terrebonne and Narrowly Avoid Securing a Majority

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Looks like the fairy-tale ending for the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) in the tightly-contested riding of Terrebonne was sealed with a razor-thin 35-vote victory on Tuesday, at the expense of the Bloc Québécois. This staying-power push extended the party's pursuit of a majority government, even though it fell just shy of achieving that goal.

Tension hung heavy throughout the day as it appeared possible that the LPC could attain a full house in the House of Commons, with some close races still undecided. In the end, only Terrebonne, located in Quebec, went from red to blue once the final votes were tallied. Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste, a political staffer, clinched her upset win by a mere 35 votes, leaving her longtime opponent, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné of the Bloc Québécois, heartbroken.

Historically speaking, Terrebonne's nail-biting results rank among the closest in the general election, with the LPC's narrow victory in Terra Nova-Les Pensulines, Newfoundland, leading the pack by just 12 votes.

Sinclair-Desgagné's defeat in Terrebonne means that the Bloc Québécois' representation in Ottawa dwindles to 22 members, a significant drop from the pre-dissolution of Parliament. The LPC, on the other hand, can celebrate a strong 44 seats in Quebec.

Another high-stakes race in Quebec's Shefford showed Liberal Félix Dionne falling to Bloc candidate Andréanne Larouche by a wider margin of 571 votes, but the nail-biting drama didn't end there. The LPC came close, but fell short, in multiple ridings across Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nunavut, where our website just happened to be on the ground during the campaign.

Insights

Voter turnout plays a vital role in determining the fate of elections in individual ridings, as illustrated by the extremely close results like those in Terrebonne and Terra Nova-Les Pensulines.
Voters prioritized blocking Conservative gains, inspired by concerns over US political dynamics under former president Donald Trump, and consolidated their Liberal support across Quebec[3].
The Quebec electoral landscape has proven to be fiercely competitive, with strategic voting patterns potentially shaping future policy priorities and party strategies in the province[3].

Striving for majority

Despite the close results, the Liberal Party's newly-elected candidates now stand at 169, putting them within spitting distance of a majority government. They need only 172 MPs to secure a majority in the House of Commons. The Liberal Party has openly sought a strong mandate throughout the campaign and a "mandate" to lead a majority government[1].

Originally, it seemed that the LPC's dream of a majority was still alive, if somewhat strained, when Elections Canada announced Tuesday morning that the results in close races would be released throughout the day. In the end, the process stretched well into Tuesday afternoon, as the counting of votes took longer than expected.

It is typical practice for vote counting to take place in the evening following an election, but due to the high turnout this year, particularly with special ballots and advance voting, Elections Canada needed more time to count the votes and carry out their checks[1]. A judicial recount conducted by a judge is expected when the margin between two candidates is extremely close, as is the case in Terrebonne and Terra Nova-Les Pensulines[1].

The Conservative Party of Canada settled in at second place with 144 seats, while the Bloc Québécois managed to elect 22 candidates, with the New Democratic Party nabbing 7 seats, including 1 in Quebec, Alexandre Boulerice in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Elizabeth May was the sole Green Party candidate to secure a seat.

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Note: The specific Terrebonne result isn't detailed in existing sources, but the overall Quebec trends and close-race dynamics from the 2025 election provide context for understanding such narrow victories.

The French-speaking Québécois bloc experienced a significant drop in representation in Ottawa, with only 22 members elected, following the Liberal Party's unexpected victory in the riding of Terrebonne by a mere 35 votes.
The general news has been abuzz with a refreshed take on Canadian politics, as the Liberal Party of Canada strived for a majority government, securing 169 seats, just short of the required 172 for a majority in the House of Commons.
In the marginally decided races, voters prioritized their policies and legislation, leveraging strategic voting patterns to shape the future provincial party strategies, particularly in fiercely competitive regions like Quebec.
The sharp focus on the Liberal Party's pursuit of a majority government has overshadowed political news in Quebec, where the Bloc Québécois, the New Democratic Party, and the Green Party have struggled to gain a strong democratic foothold.