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PCs regain majority flops Premier William Davis and his Progressive Conservatives captured their coveted majority in yesterday provincial election as the New Democratic Party collapsed in The Tory win fur extends the longest running govern men in Canadian history from years The Tories Jumped from seats to seven more than they needed for majority government their first since winning big in In both 1075 ana the Conservatives won but capture enough for a Stuart Smith and his Liberals remain the Official Opposition They went into the election with 34 seals and won 34 leader Michael first election was a disaster as he saw his party drop 12 seats from to All of the Tory Cabinet ministers sought reelection were returned The Tones were successful in ridings neighbouring Burlington leaving the local winner Julian Reed surrounded Cabinet ministers Jim Snow and George Kerr were victorious In and Burlington South respectively while Jack Johnson was reelected in Wellington Puffer in Peel Davis won in Brampton by almost votes Both the Conservatives and Liberals saw their popular vote go up from the vote The Grits saw significant gains in urban areas while holding their trad rural base The Tory share of the popular vote went up our percent the Liberals one- a half and the dropped six percent An Inland Community Newspaper Special Election Issue Friday March 1981 Reed beats Baines by 494 Julian Reed held on to Halton Burlington for the Liberals last night in a squeaker election that ended with Reed leading Pro gressive Conservative candidate Fran Baines by only votes The unofficial final tally according to the Halton Returning Of saw Reed with 13 303 Baines with and Chris Cutler NDP with It was Reed third winning election from entry into politics In and Fran first run at elected office quo and said under minority government there was constructive in put from the opposition but now predicted ihey would be heard mainly In the question and answer Hope my win sobers them up a bit It t auger well for the pro gress of Ontario with Davis depending on and not having other energy programs A neighbor of the victorious Liberal former councillor Pal Patterson called from Florida to congratulate There was little to his lion in cither Tory or The turnout was down Liberal headquarters from the 1977 election through the two hours of when per cent of the watching the returns voters cast a ballot This come In as ihey see time only per cent of sawed back and forth polls but Reed in total always in the lead The lead narrowed down from approximately to the final dificrcnce Around 15 r the 150 eligible voters went to the polls Reed termed The toughest opponent 1 had yet and said the closeness of the vote reflects the provincial A jubilant Julian Reed congratulated for his third straight election victory In Halloo Burlington by hi wife and daughter his Milton headquarter riding by votes night Split blamed for Tory loss If we had all the Progressive Tories in this riding supporters working like you we would have taken this night in Georgetown just before leaving to concede defeat to Liberal Julian Special issue As a special service to the readers The Acton Press and The George town Independent are publishing this free election to Inform readers of the of vestcrday election Reed If my opposition in the nomination race had gat on board like most others we could have taken this riding Haines said admitting she felt a Utile hitler about the dissension within Ihe Tories since the nation night when Milton Penman was tea ted they the gap considerably 1 islng Incumbent Julian Reed by only votes In the previous 1B77 election Heed romped home BOO votes over Tory George Gray It s rough way to lose but we gave it a good shot There area lot of people who were dent we could do the Job old the supporters Reed was heard to trend comment Its too close ed about the Tory sweep In the PC headquarters and said there is a danger criticism woe heard issues like will about the nomination bat tie I hope they re happy now said one angry PC Despite the nomination fight In Milton topped the advance poll to 170 While losing In the new areas of Milton she did well in the rest of the urban area Georgetown Glen Williams and polls gave Reed a win by a slim with polling 3 197 3 and Cutler In the 1077 provincial election Reed polled 13 or 4B 8 per cent of the vote and his PC oppo nent George Gray drew 10 or per cent NDP Johnson took 5 593 ballots or IB per In Acton Reed polled 1 1 and Culler losing only two polls out of the 14 In his home poll of Nor Reed was lops with followed by with Cutler wilh In her home poll in lost polling voles Election night photos