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ELECTION SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT COVERAGE CONTINUES PAGE A12 the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1984 John Deamer NDP 270 Ross Milne LIBERAL John McDermid PC 954 Jim Bridgewood Communist 154 Steve GREEN Otto Jelinek PC 37 Oriena Currie LIBERAL Kevin Flynn 9062 Chris GREEN 1476 happy OAKVILLE Green Party candid ate Chris pretty happy over the results of the election He was hoping tor only a Tew hundred votes but the Green candidate gained He will be staying with the party and will help to the provincial campaign for a local Green Party candidate As a parting word Mr Kowalchuk said he hopes the Progressive Conservatives will realize the concerns Greens stood up or In the election Hes witling to wait before Judging the Mulroney backed PCs on their attention to environment and nuclear disarmament Issues In good humor BRAMPTON- Liberal candidate for Bramp ton Georgetown Ross Milne was In good spirits despite his loss to incumbent John McDermid The engineer for TransCanada Pipelines says he doesnt know if hell be back to run for another election He was voted In as an MP from j but then lost to John McDermid In the 1979 1B60 elections In his speech to party faithful Mr Milne kept his humor by recalling how his son Alec had helped In the campaign but one of his toughest jobs was waking up Alec He Is an employee at Lester B Pearson International Airport and works the night shift so Mr and Mrs Milne flip a coin to see who has the difficult task of waking their son up Davis gives lift BRAMPTON Following up on the campaign support he gave Progressive Conservat ive candidate John McDermid PC buddy Bill Davis Premier of Ontario made a crowd pleasing appearance at Mr McDermids victory parly Tuesday night Showing up about p the Brampton riding representative In the provincial legislature congratulated his federal cohort Premier Davis accompanied by his wife said Mr McDermid victory gave the PC party a great lid I said to a group of reporters the other night lhat the only thing that would satisfy me would be if you got a majority which you did Mr Davis said Dont let anyone tetl you you werent a major contributing factor In your Victory Word3 of praise were also directed to Mr campaign workers Other political supporters in the audience Included Regional Chairman Peter and town councillors Mike Armstrong Marilyn Serjeantson Pam Sheldon and Mayor Miller who says he Isnt affiliated with any political party Swing to right BRAMPTON Brampton Georgetown Green Party candidate Steve was surprised by the election results which brought a big swing to the right Mr Kaasgaard Is worried that the new prime minister Brian will be like President Reagan a real monster He will definitely let the wheels of Industry run loose said Mr Kaas gaard The result will be a problem for the environment similar to what has happened in Uniled States he said would have been much better if the Liberals had won with regards to Green Parly Issues ho Tory wave sweeps ridings Herald Special In a tidal wave of Tory blue that swept the nation last night Progressive Conservative candidates for BramptonGeorgetown and Halton ridings were returned with resounding majorities Otto and John Georgetown left their Liberal op ponents far behind in their wake Mr Jelinek beat Liberal candidate Oriena Currie by 23551 votes while Mr McDermid won by a 24521 margin n jj supporters at the Both PC candidates Knights of Columbus won by more votes than at 10 they had In the p acknowledged 1B80 elections when A Progressive Cons tallied Mrs landslide be- had won came known to party the polls In workersbyBpm Tues- day as the Maritime Mrs results came in iale Mr at As the local results Howard Johnsons in it became bout half an hour later evident that Ontario the camps would follow the trend candidate Kevin set by the Atlantic Brampton inces and Quebec Georgetown candidate To John McDermid John Deamer were the landslide victory for with their party his party caught him off ally of votes guard Its quite stag goring he said Polls indicated from over two years ago that people wanted a change Mr said His counterpart in the Liberal camp Ross Milne conceded to Mr by realizing early there was no hope of pulling off a victory He was being beaten poll after poll by a to 1 margin Halton Incumbent Ot to Jelinek felt he had the election wrapped up ab out when he addressed the P C sup porters at the Oakvilie headquarters Currie spoke If you think about where we were In the polls three months ago I feel weve done well Mr Flynn said He noted the partys seats in the House or Commons remained al most the same as before the election Mr said he was satisfied with the campaign he ran 1 We have a lot to be encouraged about A lot of people expected the worst concerning us but it did not happen Mr said In BramptonGeorge town the captured about 16 per cent of the popular vote The PL victory stretched across Canada winning the party Ontario Premier Bill Davis who made a guest appearance at seats to the Libera Id seats NDP seats and one reelected MP John victory party In Brampton Also Independent geal Celebrating the federal win Tuesday night was celebrating was Mr wife Elnyne Herald photo Beyond dreams says McDermid Landslide stuns PC candidate Shortest reign BRAMPTON It may not have been something former Prime Minister John Turner was aiming for but the new Leader of the Opposition broke a record Tuesday night Bramptom Georgetown MP and Progress ive Conservative candidate John McDermid brought the achievement to the attention of the press and bis supporters Tuesday night as he claimed his victory He Turner beat Sir Charles Tupper by two days Mr McDermid said He lasted days Sir Charles lasted days in office Mr noted lhat Mr Turner was nominated in the parking lot of Sir Charles Tupper High School adding another twist to his story Missed in passing BRAMPTON While MP John McDermid was being interviewed on Rogers Cable his Liberal opponent Ross Milne was graciously conceding victory In the Tory party headquarters at Century Gardens Recreation Centre In Brampt- two never formally shook hands or met night after the results of the federal election which returned Incumbent McDermid to office Mr Milne made his visit about 20 m He was the only opponent who did so Neither candidate John nor Green Party candidate Steven Kaasgaard or Communist Party of Canada candidate Jim showed up at the PC headquarters to offer their congratulations to winner McDermid Herald At though John McDermid and his party the Pro gressive Conserva lives were expecting victory Tuesday night he seat federal majority was beyond their dreams Its quite an evening Im still trying lo absorb happening on a national basis Mr Mc Derm id the winner of the Brampton George town seat told Rogers Cable Interviewers on election night Its quile staggering Mr McDermid said he had been polling the riding for the past year and had learned what the issues were for Brampton Georgetown voters early Then my door to- knocking during the campaign Indicat ed what was going on out there Mr McDer said We had a good reception from day Calling polls a snap shot good for indicating a situation at a parti moment Mr Dermld said they have to be studied over a period of time to deter mine what Is the trend line Studying polls during the past two in a half Its your victory its reminding residents to Rending the results of people our victory Its vote Tuesday on riding riding poMi of Canada wanted change the MP said The television debate by the party leaders during the campaign merely Increased Tory support Mr McDcrmid claimed Reception was lethal almost the day alter the television debate he said There was no question In my mind who won the debate Brian Mulroney I think you re going to find the Liberals shut out and it may be a long time til you sec them in power again Mr Mc Dermld prophesied He said that during the campaign hed had a positive feeling from riding residents as he canvassed door to door As a candidate youre never really sure Mr McDermid told reporters in a press conference before his victory speech at Ccntu ry Gardens Recreation Centre in Brampton There was a good feeling Declining to say what the personal goal he had set himself was Mr McDermid did say thai it had been reached Tuesday night nannies tonight Mr McDerm MuI id said as he was wel corned with a big cheer from his supporters and began his victory speech around 10 IS In a humorous dig at Liberal opponent Ross Milne tho victor said thank you to everybody who hod read Mr Milnes red campaign signs I want lo bank you for obeying those red signs tonight Mr Mc Dermid told his WO plus audience We relumed a Liberal candidate to private sector Mr Milnes signs had asked voters lo Return Milne meaning to the seat Mr Milne had held from 1974 to 1979 when hed been ousted by Mr McDcrmid The other good news Is that theres not one Liberal government left in this country Mr McDcrmid told the crowd which willingly cheered Calling everybody fabulous Mr mid praised his suppor ters lor turning up on the Labor Day Monday evening to put literature sounds pretty good doesnt it Mr McDermid asked with smile About time we Irishman there handed to him Mr Mc said at 10 the Liberals had gotten votes the 11097 and the Conservatives A huge cheer broke out Tremendous effort BRAMPTON Campaign worker fell his candidate Ross Milne put on a tremendous effort throughout the campaign He found that people accepted Mr Milne as a hard and honest worker He felt Ihe national campaign with John Turner didnt emerge as strong as people had expected it to be and this was an overriding factor in the Tory sweep Liberal supporter Jack of Bramp ton felt presence of Ontario Premier Bill Davis hurt Ross Milne The provincial support from Mr Davis had an effect on Brampton Georgetown voters he said Hard workers BRAMPTON Hard workers on the campaign trail with BramptonGeorgetown MP John McDermid werent forgotten after the victory for the Incumbent was announced Tuesday night Campaign chairman Phil invited key helpers lo join him on raised platform at Bramptons Century Gardens Recreation Centre Georgclowners Irene Wood Jack Graeme Tom Hewer Rick Morrow Johnston and Al Norton were singled out for special recognition and thanks National trend helps sweep Otto to victory Otto and the Conservative supporters at the victory party held In Howard Johnsons In OakvUle The couple in the background seem to be behind them Herald photo by Robin By ROBIN BAKE WELL Herald Staff The national trend towards a Progressive Conservative govern ment and a traditional perfect campaign are what MP for the riding Otto Jelinek attributed his land slide win Loosing a total of only four polls to Liberal candidate Mr sensed his victory after approximately SO polls had been tabulated In his favor By m Mr nek was addressing a Jovial confident crowd of supporters at the PC headquarters in Oak vlllc Your work as Is over tonight My work with everyone else in Parliament will begin tomorrow on behalf of everyone in Canada he said Mr Said ho saw the moving towards the PC parly through various social functions In last weeks of the lion campaign We In position finally to do right thing for Canada he said A cabinet position for Mr may be In offering pending a call to Brian Mulroney early loday day Mr Mulroney sold no matter what happens he would like me to call him in the morning I would look forward to being a member of his cabinet but would not be disappointed if I t he said Speculating he may become the minister of small business under the Mulroney govern Mr Jelinek said the only negative factor was himself not being from a geographically Ideal spot such as Hamilton or Toronto I havent let Mr Mulroney down and Its anybodys guess right Mr Jclincks cam manager David had predicted a majority PC govern ment before any results had been known Im going with Hie polls which predict a majority government Minister of Transpor tation and lion James Snow ved at Ihe PC head quarters in on election Early In evening Mr Snow said he didnt like make predictions Major shift on the outcome Ho did state that Otto Jelinek did well last time and saw no reason why he wouldnt do equally well This Is a major shift inlhe noli ileal man in Canada he said The vole today is heavy across the country which will assist the Tories cant predict what he swing to the Tories on a national level will do for us In ho said Mr was thank ed and praised by Mr Jelinek party head quarters in and later at tho victory party held at the Howard Johnsons Hotel Party members campaign workers and I In Hon voters were also lhanked by Mr Citing this election as his fifth campaign Mr Jelinek said he had probably worked harder during he course of this election than ever before Uvcn If I wanted to slack off I couldnt he said adding that his campaign staff had put such a good effort Into the campaign which enabled him to stay with 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