Tatiana Auguste
Tatiana Auguste | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Terrebonne | |
| In office April 28, 2025 – February 13, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2001 (age 24–25) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Party | Liberal |
| Website | tatianaauguste |
Tatiana Auguste (born 2001) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Terrebonne from 2025 to 2026. Elected in the 2025 federal election by one vote as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, her election was annulled by the Supreme Court of Canada on February 13, 2026, leaving the seat vacant until a by-election is held.
Early life
Auguste was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 2001.[1][2] Her family immigrated to Canada in 2008, settling in Montreal. She studied economics at Concordia University, afterward working as an e-commerce consultant for the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. Auguste also worked as an assistant to Bourassa MP Emmanuel Dubourg.[3]
Political career
Auguste ran as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Terrebonne in the 2025 federal election. She was initially thought to have defeated incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné by 35 votes in the initial vote count. However, subsequent validation of the count by Elections Canada instead showed that Sinclair-Desgagné had retained her seat by a 44-vote margin.[4] Due to the tight margin, an automatic recount was called.[5] On May 10, 2025, the judicial recount in the Superior Court of Quebec flipped the seat back to Auguste by the margin of a single vote, the narrowest result in the country.[6] She was one of four people born in the 21st century elected to the House of Commons in the 2025 election.[7] Auguste called the experience "a rollercoaster. From winning to not winning, and then winning again."[8]
On May 13, a Bloc Québécois voter disclosed that her mail-in ballot had been returned to her due to a postal code misprint on the envelope provided by Elections Canada.[9] After Elections Canada said that it did not have legal standing to change the result, the Bloc Québécois announced on May 15 that it would seek a court order for a new by-election. The same day, Elections Canada stated that five other mail ballots with the incorrect returning address printed had been rejected because they had arrived at the Elections Canada office in the riding after the deadline; the statement said that it could not determine if the incorrect address was responsible.[10] The election result was upheld on October 27 by the Superior Court of Quebec.[11] On November 3, Sinclair-Desgagné announced that she would be appealing the ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada.[12][13] On February 13, 2026, the Supreme Court annulled the result of the election in the riding, leaving the seat vacant until a by-election is held.[14][15]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, April 13, 2026: Terrebonne 2025 result annulled by Supreme Court | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tatiana Auguste | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné | |||||||
| Conservative | Adrienne Charles | |||||||
| New Democratic | Maxime Beaudoin | |||||||
| Green | Benjamin Rankin | |||||||
| People's | Maria Cantore | |||||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tatiana Auguste | 23,352 | 38.741 | +9.37 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné | 23,351 | 38.739 | −2.66 | ||||
| Conservative | Adrienne Charles | 10,961 | 18.18 | +7.73 | ||||
| New Democratic | Maxime Beaudoin | 1,556 | 2.58 | −4.07 | ||||
| Green | Benjamin Rankin | 630 | 1.05 | −0.38 | ||||
| People's | Maria Cantore | 428 | 0.71 | −1.97 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 60,278 | 98.63 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 840 | 1.37 | -0.88 | |||||
| Turnout | 61,118 | 67.93 | +1.74 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,966 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +6.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| Notes: Results were annulled by the Supreme Court of Canada on February 13, 2026.[18] The results were also subject to an automatic judicial recount on May 7, 2025.[19] The number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Morasse, Marie-Eve; Crête, Mylène (May 1, 2025). "Terrebonne toujours dans l'attente" [Terrebonne still waiting]. La Presse (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Canada : Née en Haïti, Tatiana Auguste a failli devenir la plus jeune députée élue de la 45e législature". Rezo Nòdwès (in French). May 4, 2025. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Tatiana Auguste". Liberal Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Bloc Québécois wins Terrebonne riding after vote validation". CityNews Montreal. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Zimonjic, Peter (April 29, 2025). "Why a minority Liberal government took so long to call".
- ^ Lopez Steven, Benjamin (May 10, 2025). "Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Major, Darren; Godmere, Emma (May 3, 2025). "For the first time, MPs born in the 21st century are headed to the Hill". CBC News. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ Izri, Touria (May 12, 2025). "Liberal MP celebrates 'rollercoaster' win, flipping Quebec seat by one vote". Global News. Archived from the original on May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
- ^ Lau, Rachel; Lofaro, Joe (May 14, 2025). "Terrebonne resident has ballot rejected after Elections Canada error, Liberals win by 1 vote". CTV News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Cabrera, Holly (May 15, 2025). "Bloc Québcois contesting recount in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding". CBC News. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Banerjee, Sidhartha (October 27, 2025). "Court rules against challenge by Bloc Québécois candidate who lost by one vote". The Gazette. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ MacDiarmid, Campbell (November 3, 2025). "Bloc Québécois candidate who lost by 1 vote plans appeal to Supreme Court". CBC News.
- ^ Proulx, Boris (November 3, 2025). "La candidate bloquiste défaite par une voix dans Terrebonne part en Cour suprême" [The Bloc candidate defeated by one vote is going to the Supreme Court]. Le Devoir (in French).
- ^ "Supreme Court cancels result from federal election in Terrebonne riding". CTVNews. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ Major, Darren (February 13, 2026). "Supreme Court nullifies Liberal single-vote election win in Montreal-area riding". CBC News. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ Major, Darren (February 13, 2026). "Supreme Court nullifies Liberal single-vote election win in Montreal-area riding". CBC News.
- ^ Lopez Stephen, Benjamin (May 10, 2025). "Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote". CBC News. Retrieved May 11, 2025.