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in 1988: York North, Ontario (Journals, June 7, 1990, pp. 1850-1). In the latter case, the Progressive Conservative candidate, Michael O’Brien, had initially been declared the winner in the riding of York North in the 1988 federal election. Three days later, as a result of a recount, the Liberal candidate, Maurizio Bevilacqua, was declared the winner. Mr. O’Brien sought a judicial recount, was declared the winner by 99 votes, was sworn in, and participated in the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement debate in the short-lived First Session of the Thirty-Fourth Parliament. Mr. Bevilacqua appealed the recount and was subsequently declared the sitting Member by 77 votes (see Journals, April 3, 1989, pp. 2-3). Mr. O’Brien then filed an election petition. Two Ontario supreme court judges found that the number of irregularly cast ballots in the 1988 election had exceeded Mr. Bevilacqua’s 77-vote plurality over Mr. O’Brien. The election was subsequently voided. In a by-election held December 10, 1990, Mr. Bevilacqua was declared the winner.