Anthony Rota giving his acceptance of the recount speech at the end of the election Monday night at the Davedi Club, where the results were too close to be conclusive.
Anthony Rota giving his acceptance of the recount speech at the end of the election Monday night at the Davedi Club, where the results were too close to be conclusive. Photo by Devin Size
The polls for the federal election are still too close to be determined in the Nipissing-Temiscaming riding.
Incumbent MP Anthony Rota and Conservative candidate Jay Aspin are battling for the voters' choice, but the results are still inconclusive as it is so tight of a race.
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At the moment, the results for the Nipissing-Temiscaming riding came in with an upset of the liberals by 14 votes in favor of Jay Aspin and the conservatives.
The people at the Davedi club Monday night were both shocked and confused with the results, as they intended to see the re-election of their incumbent MP.
Nothing is official as of yet though, by election laws, if the vote difference is down to 1/1000 of the total number of votes, it gets put to legal recount.
Rota was not at all disappointed with the results, and was proud once again of what his electoral team accomplished during this run.
"The official numbers are in, and I think we're down by 14," explains Rota. "You know what, that means a recount, so I'm looking forward to sitting in that dark and dingy room, going through each of these and we're hoping for good results."
"I can't tell you how proud I am of this team. Just knowing what happened across the country, and to come this close, and even get an official recount. We're very proud of each and every one of you, I'm standing up here, but I'm not alone. We'll know the results in a few days."
With the results so closely knit, all the polls must be recounted before the official decision will be made.
Federally, Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party have won their majority of the seats in the House of Commons, with a tally of 166. A change in the official opposition occurred with the NDP, and Jack Layton becoming the leader of the opposition, getting over 100 seats in the house, and Elizabeth May of the Green Party won her first seat ever in the House.
