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political broom sweeps through North Halton HERALD STAFF Ontario voters Summer of Discontent was translated at the polls into the fall of the Liberal par ty in Ontarios provincial elec tion Thursday The New Democratic Party under the leadership of Bob fakes over the reins of government in the province for the first lime in Ontario history The New Democratic Party political broom also swept through the North Halton riding as first- time candidate Noel unseated incumbent Walt Elliot to join his victorious political cohorts at Queens Park Mr Duignan could only describe the Liberal downfall and the NDP takeover as astounding Recognizing that North has not been a traditional NDP riding Mr said it is a sign that the people want to change the system People think its not work ing well and want to see a change Remarking on the provincewide sweep Mr Duignan said they want a change a change theyre going to get a government by the people of the people and for In Business For Business OFFICE SUPPLIES Georgetown Secretarial Services St Georgetown 8772282 8771 the people He told his supporters who pack ed the Glen Williams Town Hall cheering the NDP victory that the party would take on a mandate to make those who dont pay taxes pay Housing small business and local transportation are on Mr target list for im provements and representation But above all he insists North Halton constituents are most im portant to him Is the first election race for Mr who was bom in Dublin and emigrated to Canada in 1976 He was previously a Parliamentary Assistant to MP Derek Blackburn For the past four years Mr Duignan has been a consultant for Incorporated which builds and operates housing co ops He was founder and is ex ecutive director of the Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services a drug and alcohol rehabilitation service in He and his wife Hilary reside in Georgetown with their four children Alec 18 Eamonn Kyle 13 and Cein 6 Florists MAKE YOUR GRANDPARENTS PROUD Grandparents Day Sept 8th CAM CENTRE f FREE DISTRIBUTION Defeated candidates commiserate HERALD STAFF To the victor go the spoils and to the losers frustration ac companied by the mind- wrenching selfdoubting question Why Such is politics such is life Liberal incumbent Walt Elliot who has represented the North Halton riding in provincial politics since his election in 1987 went down to defeat in Thursdays On tario election as NDP candidate Noel Duignan added the local riding to the New Democratic Par tys provincial majority Mr Elliot was somewhat cir cumspect in explaining his defeat when he stated There are two ways of being defeated One is dur ing the nomination process and the other is during an election when the electorate wants a change We got turfed out Mr Elliot did not accept per sona blame for his loss of the North riding seat express ing the opinion that defeated Liberal party leader David Peter son was the main of his demise Concerning his future Mr Elliot stated simply Im going to enjoy retirement Im going to close up the riding offices clean up my af fairs and enjoy time with my wife Anne A visibly shaken and disap pointed Dave Whiting the Pro gressive Conservative Party can didate who finished third behind Mr and Mr Elliot said We thought we would finish either first or third unfortunately it was third Why third because that is the way the electorate was thinking and Im disappointed In regards the NDP provincial majority victory Mr Whiting said It represents a protest vote and the province is going to pay An adamant Mr Whiting stated however Im going to run again Any new party faces nothing but uphill battles said Gori North Halton Family Coalition Party candidate Mr Gori said radio and televi sion stations like the who he said operates on taxpayers money didnt afford the coverage to relay information to the public Many people believe what they see on TV he said ad ding that the public wont perceive the FCP as an established party until it receives wider media coverage Saying that much of the ground work has been laid to inform the public about the battle will not be as tough next election said Mr Gori He believes the party has reached everyone at least once Next time we won t have to start from scratch Patricia Kammerer Green Par ty candidate who finished fifth was reached at Green Party pro headquarters in Toronto on election night Ms Kammerer seemed non plussed about her fifth place finish Im quite pleased with the number of votes I received she said I really had little time for canvassing but I feel our party got the environmental message across enjoyed the campaign and am very pleased that the NDP can didate will represent our riding When asked if she would seek political office in the future Ms Kammerer answered in the af firmative stating If given the op- I would run again Last place finisher Libertarian Party candidate John Shadbolt was philosophical about his defeat I started late in the race he said The people wanted a change and locally the NDP candidate was the most logical choice Mr Shadbolt also attributed the same popular disaffection as con tributing to the NDP victory The people were protesting against the Liberal Party and since they had already kicked out the Progressive Conservatives several years ago they felt they had to give the NDPs a chance Mr is not soured by his political experience and is eager to toss his hat into the ring again If given a chance he said I would run for office again But with better organization Unofficial results on election night showed Mr with 8411 votes Mr Elliot with votes Progressive Conservative candidate Dave Whiting with 7296 votes Family Coalition Party can didate Giuseppe Gori with 2458 votes Green Party candidate Patricia Kammerer with votes and Libertarian Party candidate John with votes In claiming the North provincial seat Mr won 30 per cent unofficially of votes cast -rl-wV- SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 32 PAGES Defeated incumbent Liberal Walt Elliot North Halton Noel Duignan of the congratulates incoming WALT ELLIOT 1 a- I- I K DAVE WHITING