The applicant sought a judicial recount of votes cast in the Electoral District of Brampton Centre in the June 7, 2018 Ontario provincial election.
The applicant, who received 12,803 votes, lost to Sara Singh of the Ontario New Democratic Party, who received 12,892 votes—a margin of 89 votes.
The applicant raised five grounds for a recount: non-citizens voting, discrepancies between tabulation forms, irregularities in "Bingo Sheets" unreliable witness testimony regarding missing votes, and disparities in ballot rejection rates between manual and electronic counting methods.
The court dismissed the application, finding that the applicant failed to establish a prima facie case under section 71(1) of the Election Act.
The court held that while the threshold for establishing grounds for a recount is modest, the applicant must still present credible evidence that could affect the election outcome.
