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Court rejects bid to overturn Terrebonne election result (Sinclair-Desgagné v. Attorney General (Canada))
Monday, November 3, 2025Stephen A. ThieleLitigationPolitical Law, Elections, Contested Election
The April 2025 Canadian federal election was a close contest, with a handful of electoral districts not determining a winner until the votes in the last ballot box were...
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Court finds that first-past-the-post electoral system is constitutional (Fair Voting BC v. Canada (Attorney General))
Thursday, December 7, 2023Stephen A. ThieleLitigationPolitical Law, Elections, Charter, Election System, Right To Vote
Canada’s federal elections, and the elections in most provinces and municipalities, are contested under a first-past-the-post or single member...
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Challenge to validity of Mayor Chow’s election dismissed (Clarke v. Toronto (City))
Tuesday, November 21, 2023Stephen A. ThieleLitigationCivil Procedure, Frivolous or vexatious proceedings, Dismissal and Political law, Elections, Validity
Not every election is necessarily final after the ballots are counted on election night. Sometimes, the margin of victory is extremely close and...
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