HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-09-12, Page 3NDP victory, a team effort
by Mike Wiraft
New Democrat Paul Kloppis
the new its for Huron mid will.
help Juan. the drat NDP
governinent m the histo of
The NDP stunned to a camfor-
table Y,csonning.77Seats
while the Libels took only 33
arid; Progr #ive Conservative
wail 20 in last Thursday's
provincial election.
opp topped - PC
Ken Campbell and Liberal
nominee. aim Fitzgerald with
9,407 votes,
Campbell took 8,512 while
Fitzgerald had 6,130 votes. Tom
Clark of the Family Coalition
Party was fourth with 2,759
votes while Libertarian Alan.
Dettweiler received 380 votes.
A large crowd of shocked
NDP supporters turned out at the
election night reception at the
White Carnation in Holmesville
to cheer Klopp,a 33 -year-old.
2upiich area fanner.
Pre-elecdon,polls. showed that
Ontario's voters were looking
for change, said. Klop),and that
is what they will get.
"We're ready for the man-
date," said Klopp.
"with a little here and a little
there we knew it would all come
together. I'M definitely not
shocked but surprised; you
should be." - -
Klopp refused to take . any
credit for the win, the fust by an
NDP candidate'in the Huron
riding, . as . he repeatedly at-
tributed the victory to a team
effort.
"Look around this room. These
are the people responsible for
•
,. FY 1I..
this win. All the candidates who
ran before me (in Huron) did the
work" said Klein. a _
"1 was justtheone who 'hap.
pened tobe carrying the tom.
Aftoe lint over 14 per
cent of the vote in Huron during
the 1987 provincial election, the
HDP captured' 3.4.6 per cent in
the historic win,
Tony McQuail, NDPcanipaign
mer, said he could see the
momentum changing early in the
37-+a caznpA.ign.
'41_ didn'tbelieve • we were
grung to wan but 1 thought we
. All the moons said
we ha i ar guQd chauoe," said
Ik r - that if we ever Wim
the Huron riding we'd have a
n print ty (NDP) goverment in
Ontario. I have always said that'`
The riding was up for grabs
after long-dOe Huron MPP Jack
'Riddell annuwicedhis retirement `
earlier this yealr. Traditionally,
Huron has been a PC strooghold..
It wads` haply times, in'Ho4mtesville, last Thursday evening, for Paul
KlopP, the new MW f�r Huron'foliowing the election which saw
the NDPs storm to a confortable majority, capturing 77 seats. (Mike
Wilratt photo)
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NDP serious about
changing policy - Hope
Jubilation and smiles inundated Sraidts criticized° mon for
%tl Hope's election rein
at the ray he Wats tip 10 too
CAW Family Education C "trade > � the lair
Thursday as the povineisl New election and not =ming through
Democratic Party scored an on the promise.
ding upset victory in the election•Smidts_said he is an active trade
"1 thick it's just great,: said. Bina unionist and has sued the NDP
NDP candidate Hope ail his life.
Hope pointed to'his party* "'Phis is incredible. and it's great,"
improved fortunes in the Bruce said Ed Whitney° of Saubie Beach.
riding, though he lost to Liberal The elected NDP members are new
incunrlbent Murray Elston. : butthey will .provide good and
The number of votes each Bruce honest government, he said.
candidate received in order of, "I think it's a� big asset to the
finishing was: Murray Elston, 'province of Ontario that the NDP
Liberal, 10,203; Hope, NDP, 7,024;ot`in," said Milton - resident Ed
Terry Minh*, Progressive ,Censer- Osborne, whosummers: in Port,
vative, 6,536; and Linda FFreibu rger, Elgiih.
Family Coalition, 3,612. "I was hoping it would happen
Before all Bruce polling 'booths and 1'in very pleased with the out-
wore in, Hope told, hne News come of it."
that the percentage of votes the Osborne : said the Ontario
NDP received in Bruce went from government had been trying to push
-°-14.2.` per cent, in the 1987 election to regional' government on the area,
about 27 per cent this. election. "regional government does not
Norma Peterson was the Brice - work."
NDP candidate in the last election. Premier David Peterson had been
Hope.. said Elston's support "in raising taxes especially on senio1
Bruce' went from 61 per ceni in ilia citizens, he said. Osborne said:
last, election :down, to. about 35 per anyone can balance the. budget by
cent. ¢ raising taxes.
Re said the NDP has improve its Port Elgin - resident Ray buck, a
position enough to show pea le former Hamilton steelworlrer, said
}they are, serious . about .changr ng. Premier -designate Bob' Rae was the
policy, only one who. said anything during
The issues°that are im . and the caimpaign when he said large
must 'be addressed incl en- corporations: shouldpay taxes.
vironment, rest ucturing, taxation, Large -screen television broadcast
pension protection, and native election
.� proceedings was set up in
rights, he said. the election headquarters room at
Hope„called his finishing a "high the CAW Centre. The 30 to .40
priority second place. people in the room were cheering
"This is the greatest day of
my good -news and booing bad.while
life." said Kiaas Sin dis, of Kincar- eating pizza; 4
dine. Some people. drank beer, chatting
"I'm just like Stephen I:ewas, I'm amiably with Hope, who continuall
an unrepentant sot ialist,K he. said. i�ipdated the riding election infer -
The upcoming NDP government motion on a drawing board.
will be a good, responsible
goveinment,,.hesaid, _ Tarn to page 5 •;
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