(Ottawa) The Liberal Party retains its seat in the riding of Brome – Missisquoi. Bloc Québécois candidate Marilou Alarie conceded victory to her Liberal opponent Pascale St-Onge, shortly after the start of the recount that the Bloc Québécois had called for.
Bloc Québécois candidate Marilou Alarie, who was 197 votes behind her liberal rival, according to Elections Canada data following the September 20 poll, conceded defeat on her website in a message entitled ” At arm’s length ”, in which she says she is“ proud of the work accomplished ”.
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Marilou Alarie and Yves-François Blanchet
The co-chair of the Liberal Party campaign, Mélanie Joly, who had relied heavily on this candidacy, was delighted to see this victory confirmed. “Pascale […] won its place in Ottawa and the people of the Eastern Townships will come out the winners, ”she said in a tweet.
The riding of Brome – Missisquoi was held by Liberal Lyne Bessette. The former Olympian announced her departure a month before the election was called, for personal reasons. She will have served for a single term, from 2019 to 2021.
This riding was the last to be contested in Quebec, which will therefore be represented in the House of Commons by 35 Liberals, 32 Bloc members, 10 Conservatives and a New Democrat. This is the same configuration as when Parliament was dissolved last August.