Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)'s Akhtar Khaddim Hussain lost election with the difference of 1275 votes and he challenged results of 8 polling stations where
re-count was held.
A SOCIALIST candidate who got no votes at an election is demanding a
re-count - saying he "definitely" voted for himself.
The closest battle was in Cullercoats where a
re-count took place and found Labour's David McMeekan to be the winner.
After winning the seat following a
re-count he became well known for his championing of child-related issues - he was named the 2004 Children's Champion in the House of Commons - however it led to run-ins with party bosses.
His party has filed over 300 complaints to the electoral court, as well as demanding a
re-count of ballot papers.
The cost of paying employees to
re-count ballots can be substantial.
PATRICK Nulty secured a seat in the Dublin West by-election yesterday after a late night
re-count.
In Parliament, Dogan's party called for a parliamentary ad-hoc committee to investigate the conduct of the elections, Siderov called for a public
re-count of the presidential election ballot papers and socialist MP Maya Manolova called the elections "unfair, bought and manipulated" in a way unprecedented in the past 20 years.