Winnipeg was scene of tightest election race in Canada

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.

• Daniel Blaikie edges out Lawrence Toet by 51 votes in Elmwood-Transcona
• Map: Winnipeg before and after the election
• Results: Everything you want to know about last night's election

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.