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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, June 15, 1977 Impressive vidiony for Wm. Newman Twenty months after the cliff-hanger election of 1975, Durham-York voters in- dicated decisively June 9 that their love-affair with the Liberals was only a brief flirtation. Progressive Conservative incumbent Bill Newman won an impressive victory last Thursday, capturing more votes than both the Liberal and New Democrat opposition combined. The unofficial count gave Newman 14,141 votes, while New Democrat Allan McPhail tallied 7,000 and liberal hopeful Liz Catty ran third with 6,345. For Newman the victory culminated a campaign in which he ran hard, and at times scared, with one eye on the 1975 battle where he nosed out the Liberal by a mere . 111 votes, and the other eye on Allan McPhail, the New Democrat who is well-known in the riding with a long history in municipal politics and several campaigns under his belt. { "TN But any apprehensions Newman may have had this time out disappeared short- ly after the first polls start- ed Sewing in Thursday night, as he led from the start and was never In trouble. : His victory: was so complete that out of 161 polls and five advances, he lost only nine, all of them to McPhail. Liberal Catty did not 'win a poll, but she did manage one tie with New- man, The complete sweep for Newman means several things. He has worked hard in the last two years to make himself known in the riding, especially: the northern areas where prior to the 1975 campaign he was not well (reomized. The voters of Jargely rural 'and farm riding felt it is to their advantage to retain the Minister of Agriculture as their member at Queens Park. And the issue of regional government, which entered often into this campaign was not seen by | es Health Care Plan. employee group. 3247 WELCOME The Employees of Tri-Service Fabricating (Pickering) To Extended EHC provides protection against health ser- vices not covered by the basic government health plan, coverage for such items as pre- scription drugs, private nursing and private . room accommodation in hospital. In addition, EHC can be tailored to meet the needs of any ONTARIO Health Care These employees now have the added bene- fits of extra health protection for themselves and their families: a Blue Cross Extended Max A. C. 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They were encouraged however by the fact that the 7,000 votes McPhail received were" the most a New Democrat has | ever tallied in this riding, As expected McPhail's strength came in ! Cannington, Brock Town- ship and the Holland Land- ing area, Port Perry, Reach, -Cart- wright and Scugog remain- ed solidly behind the Tory incumbent. Here are the poll by poll results for these four areas. " SCUGOG:Poll 1 - L. 45, NDP 29, C. 111. Poll 2 - L. 47, NDP 58, C. 132. Poll 3 - L. 41, NDP 44, C. 68. continued one supporter who says "At least Davis didn't get his damned majority." A short while later, saladg, a large cake and cold cuts are brought to the basement and put on a table. McPhail comes down the stairs, and for a man who just lost by more than 5000 votes he is in pretty good humour. He had stopped in at the Uxbridge Arena to congratulate New- man and jokes, 'I got three drinks from the Tories, anyway." Next Time McPhail, the man de- scribed in this election as the right man in the wrong party moves to the centre of the room and talks to the faithful. 'Running second," he says, "is a real accom- plishment in this riding. The NDP has never been second before. It's a good base to start from for next time." He calls the election today a "watershed in Ontario politics," because Tory stréngth is eroding in the province. "This is the second time in two years they have failed to get their majority." And finally, like New Democrats almost everywhere, McPhail takes solace in the future. 'Next election, we'll make it," he claims, and his supporters cheer loudly. In a brief interview later, McPhail expresses concern at the Liberal showing in - the province that bumped the NDP out of opposition. On Durham-York he says that Newman's substantial victory should be seen as an endorsement of regional government. If people were esarea, CARTWRIGHT: Poll 4 - L. 20, NDP 29, C. 135. Poll § - L. 33, NDP 54, C. 105. . Poll 6 - L. 33, NDP 34, C. 117. Poll 7+ L. 28, NDP 67, C. 99. Poll 8 - L. 21, NDP 68, C. 105. Poll 9 - L. 25, NDP 65, C. 45. Poll 10 - L. 22, NDP 40, C. 38. "Poll 11 - L. 33, NDP 68, C. 90. PORT PERRY: Poll 12 L. 43, NDP 50, C. 96. Poll 13 - L. 46, NDP 45, C: 88. Poll 14. - L. 81, NDP 30, C. 92. Poll 15 - L. 32, NDP. 47, C. 83. Poll 16 - L. 52, NDP 36, C. 80. Poll 17 - L. 39, NDP 47, C. 101. Poll 18 - L. 41, NDP 30, C. 93. Poll 19 - L." 41, NDP 56, C. 104. Poll 20 - L. 48, NDP 46, C. 115. Poll 20 (Nursing Home) L. 11, NDP 7, C. 82, REACH: Poll 50 - L. 44, NDP 30, C. 92. Poll 51 - L. 28, NDP 87, C. 114, Poll 52 - L. 32, NDP 40, C. 79. Poll 53 - L. 33, NDP 37, C. 106. Poll 54 - L. 45, NDP 29, C. 83. Poll 55 - L. 37, NDP 45, C. 81. Poll 56 - L. 38, NDP 73, C. 111. Poll 57 - L. 37, NDP 22, C. 91. Poll 58 - L. 58, NDP 62, C. 64." Poll 59 - L. 32, NDP 19, C. 74. Poll 60 - L. 31, NDP 52, C. 107. Voters turn-out across the riding was down in percent- age figures from 1975 with about 67 percent of the 41,693 eligible voters casting ballots. In 1975, the voter turn-out was about 74 percent. Election night personal views really that upset over regional government, he suggests, they had every chance to show it at the polls today. And they didn't. It obviously couldn't have been that big an issue, McPhail says it is too early 'for him to decide whether he'll run again in the next provincial election. "But I've never been out of politics," he says with that kind of smile that tells you he doesn't intend to get out now. : He walks back into the basement family room and starts moving around, shak- ing hands, and thanking people for their support. Several New Democrats are speculating about why they lost the campaign, and each has his own theory. But they all know that the New Democratic Party in rural Ontario faces only tough sledding against the entrenched Conservatives and the pockets of Liberal strength. 'Dry Spring But one organizer had this to say: "Sure we ran second here, but you can't deny that Newman still beat the hell out of us. We got ' beat by mone zation. The out for everyone of ours. and organi- And they use plastic signs,' while ours are cardboard. Plastic signs cost a fortune. The Pcs were praying for rain because they knew our signs would all curl up around the edges if they got wet." Maybe so. But it was a dry spring in Ontario, and it's a dry election night for the New Democrats in Durham-York riding. ad two signs . E -