A judicial recount in Quebec's Terrebonne riding resulted in a one-vote victory for Liberal Tatiana Auguste over incumbent Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, increasing the Liberal seat count to 170, two short of a majority. 

Initially projected to win by 35 votes, then trailing by 44 after post-election validation, Auguste ultimately won 23,352 to 23,351, reported the Canadian Press.

The automatic recount, triggered by the close margin (less than 0.1%), added 74 valid votes and slightly altered vote totals for other candidates. Three more judicial recounts are planned this week, where Liberals lead in two ridings and Conservatives in one.

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Following a judicial recount announced on May 7 by Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, Auguste lost to incumbent Sinclair-Desgagné by 44 votes.

The initial Liberal win in Terrebonne was overturned in favour of the Bloc Québécois during Elections Canada's validation process, a double-check of the preliminary election night results. 

A Quebec Superior Court recount overturned the initial result, declaring a Liberal win by one vote after reviewing 63 rejected ballots. Recounts are underway in three other ridings.

A recount, unlike other processes, is initiated by a margin of victory of 0.1% or an MP's request.

Elections Canada announced Friday that a recount will take place in ridings across Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador.

In Milton East-Halton Hills South, the Liberal candidate won by 29 votes after a validation process flipped the initial Conservative win.

A recount is also taking place in the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Terra Nova-The Peninsulas, where the Liberal candidate won by 12 votes. 

An Ontario judge ordered a recount in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore after the Conservative candidate won by 77 votes, prompting pushback from the Liberal incumbent over "wrongly rejected" ballots.

Irek Kusmierczyk requested a recount based on over a dozen affidavits from campaign scrutineers who witnessed the rejection of ballots they believed to be valid, reported CBC News.

Falling two seats short of a majority, the Liberals would still lack one even if they hold Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore.

Interim NDP leader Don Davies told Global News that the Liberals have contacted his caucus to explore the possibility of them joining the Liberal party to secure a majority government. 

While Davies isn't concerned about defections and states his caucus remains united, he confirmed these "feeler" calls. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney has dismissed a formal deal with the NDP. "No. Short answer, no," he told reporters May 2.