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Scott Stinson: An outsider again, federal MP Nate Erskine-Smith appeals loss in Ontario Liberal race

The federal MP's appeal after his narrow loss in a provincial riding throws a wrench into the Ontario Liberals' efforts to move on from an often bitter contest

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The federal MP has filed an appeal of the Liberal nomination vote that he lost narrowly in the provincial riding of Scarborough Southwest on Saturday, throwing a big old wrench into the party’s efforts to move on from an often bitter contest and rally around the winner, businessman Ahsanul Hafiz, in a byelection later this summer.

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Erskine-Smith, who was accused of not being enough of a team player in Ottawa when he complained publicly about feeling “disrespected” upon his demotion from cabinet after Mark Carney became prime minister, cites “serious irregularities” in the vote, which saw him finish 19 votes behind Hafiz, a political novice, on the third ballot. Erskine-Smith has represented Beaches-East York, which borders Scarborough Southwest, for 11 years.

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