CALGARY- Progressive Conservative candidate for Calgary-Glenmore Linda Johnson, announced on Friday that she will apply for a judicial recount after losing the riding to NDP candidate Anam Kazim.
Kazim claimed the riding by a narrow margin of just six votes on May 15, when Elections Alberta released the results of its official count. Initially on election night, the NDP and PC candidates had been tied with 7,015 votes a piece.
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Johnson says because the vote was so close she will seek a judicial recount to settle the vote totals.
“There are a significant number of ballots where the voter’s intention could be in question, said Johnson.
“In some cases, these ballots were counted differently by the Deputy Returning Officer on the night of the election, and by the Returning Officer in the official count.”
Johnson says that if it is determined that voters in Calgary-Glenmore have elected Anam Kazim as their representative following the judicial recount she will accept that decision.
The recount must occur within 10 days.
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