What is a judicial recount and could it leave Liberals with a majority government?

An Elections Canada judicial recount flipped a riding back to the Liberals over the weekend, but the results of three more recounts yet to be completed won’t give Prime Minister Mark Carney and his party the 172 seats needed for a majority government.

In fact, the Liberals could lose two seats to the Conservative Party of Canada and drop to 168 members of parliament if the count doesn’t go their way.

However, there’s also a chance they could end up one shy at 171.

Here’s what you need to know...