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Winnipeg was scene of tightest election race in Canada

The closest race in the 2015 federal election was in Winnipeg's Elmwood-Transcona riding, which was decided by 51 votes.
Daniel Blaikie is all smiles after being declared the winner in Elmwood-Transcona early Tuesday morning. (CBC)

The closest race in Canada's 2015 generalelection happened in Winnipeg and in a throwback to 1993, it once again involved a Blaikie.

Shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, Elections Canada officially declaredDaniel Blaikie the winner in Winnipeg's Elmwood-Transcona riding, overConservative incumbent Lawrence Toet.

The margin of victory, after the two candidates traded leads through the night, wasjust 51 votes.

The next closest contest in the countrywas in Saskatchewan'sDesneth-Missinippi-ChurchillRiver, where the NDP'sGeorgina Jolibois defeated LiberalLawrence Joseph by70 votes.

The tight racein Elmwood-Transcona wasn't unfamiliar territory forToet, who took the seat from the NDP by a slim 300 votes in the 2011 election. He hasn't decided yet if he will seek a recount of the 2015 results.

And it wasn't the first time aBlaikie was involved in a nail-biter for the seat.

In the 1993 general election, Bill Blaikie(Daniel's father) was chased to the finish line by Liberal candidate Art Miki. In the end, Blaikiewon by 219 votes.