Open this photo in gallery: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet arrives for a federal election campaign stop in Terrebonne, Que., on April 18, 2025.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press The Liberals have dropped from 169 to 168 seats – four short of a majority government – after a validation process that flipped the Quebec riding of Terrebonne from the Liberals to the Bloc Québécois. What had been listed as a 35-vote Liberal win has been updated to a 44-vote Bloc win. However, because of the narrow margin of victory, the riding results will go to a recount, said Bloc spokesperson Joanie Riopel. Should the change hold, the updated party standings for the House of Commons would be 168 Liberal seats, 144 for the Conservatives, 23 for the Bloc, seven NDP and one Green MP. A spokesperson for Elections Canada confirmed that the returning officer completed a validation process Thursday afternoon. That process involves a review to catch and correct any data-entry or calculation errors. It is a step that occurs before a recount, should one be required. Elections Canada’s website has been updated to reflect the validated results. They show the Bloc’s Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who was the incumbent in the race, won 38.8 per cent of the vote, just ahead of 38.7 per cent support for Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste. Liberal Party spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh also confirmed that the results will trigger an automatic recount. “As always, it’s important that every vote is counted,” she said in an e-mail.