REGINA – Following the close results of the Regina-Lewvan riding in the federal election the Conservative Party is requesting a judicial recount of the votes.
Trent Fraser of the Conservative Party lost to the NDP’s Erin Weir by just 133 votes in last Monday’s election.
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“We want to ensure that every vote cast in last Monday’s election was properly counted,” said Conservative Part of Canada Electoral District Association President Theo Bryson.
“With such a close margin in this race, all voters of Regina-Lewvan need to know that the counting process was done correctly.”
There were 48,015 ballots cast in the Regina-Lewvan riding.
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