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votes in
Hur�nBruce
By STEVE McALLISTER
Prelimary voting results from the Huron -
Bruce returning office at Kincardine Friday
showed almost 28,000 voters cast their ballot
in Thursday's provincial election, an in-
crease of just over 1,600 from the 1981 elec-
tion.
The returning office showed there were
38,390 eligible voters in the riding. Of the
27,700 (72 per cent) who cast their ballots
Thursday and during last week's advance
polls, 17,148 (62 per cent) voted for Liberal
incumbent Murray Elston, Progressive
Conservative candidate Mike Snobelen at-
tracted 8,5121 votes (31 per cent) and NDP
candidate Norma Peterson earned 2,031
votes (7 per cent).
A total of 26,083 voted in tha 1981 provin-
cial election.
Mr. Elston won all but five of 138 polls and
four of the five advance polls. The Wingham
lawyer led the advance polis in Wifgham,
Port Elgin, Blyth and the returning office
while Mr. Spobelen had the most votes at the
advance poll in Kincardine.
Mr. Elston came out on top m his place of
voting in Wingham, gaining 153 votes, IVir.
Snobelen, 29, and Mrs. Peterson, 9.
Mrs. Peterson also won her own area ( the
Huron Heights region of Kincardine), earn-
ing 65 votes, to Mr. Elston's 54 and Mr.
Snobelen's 26. Mr. Snobelen lost his poll
(southern Huron Township) to Mr. Elston's
99-92, Mrs. Peterson getting 6 votes at that
poll.
Peterson
pleased
with NDP
showing
By STEVE McALLISTER
No sooner had Thursday's provincial elec-
tion come to a close then NDP candidate
Norma Peterson was ready to move on to
other things, specifically Friday's meeting
of Kincardine town council, where she is '
completing her first term as a councillor.
Mrs: Peterson, running for the New
Democratic Party in .the Huron -Bruce
riding, picked up 2,031, votes Thursday. The
NDP candidate in the 1981 election, Tony
McQuail polled 1,979 votes, leaving Mrs.
Peterson room for optimism over her show-
ing.
"Consideringwhat was happening, I think
I did very well to increase, " said Mrs.
Peterson Friday, citing the Liberal surge in
this election. "It could have gone a lot
worse."
Anti -Miller feeling
Mrs. Peterson credited the Liberal
upswing with an increasing dislike of
Premier Frank Miller during the campaign.
She said the anti -Miller feeling made its
way through the province.
"I'm not surprised- that Murray (Elston)
won but I didn't expect (that margin)," she
said. "It reflected what happened across
the province.
Surprised by the voter turnout, saying
there appeared to be a lack of interest in the
election, Mrs, 'Peterson also attributed the
large turnout to an anti -Miller sentiment
and the power of polls.
"With Miller's increasing, goofs, people
decided enough was enough and voted to get
rid of him. The Liberals were predicted to
win and sometimes people vote on that
basis."
Mrs. Peterson said during her campaign
the Liberals had taken many of the NDP's
policies and she said Friday "that's fine as
long as they continue to move in that direc-
tion". The election also helped people
realize that NDP leader Bob Rae is a
"bonafide" leader, she added.
-Asked''"about. -the -effect of d u,inu1 ity'
government on the riding and province,
Mrs. Peterson said "a minority government
tends to be more accountable tothe people".
She said she didn't know how it would affect ,
Mr. Elston's role at Queen's Park, saying
she disagrees with a Tory theme that you
don't have sit on the government side of the
Tegs a ure o . e ane ec ry • w .
The Kjncardine resident says she has an
interest in running provincially again. Mrs.
Peterson ran in last fall's federal election
for the NDP in the Grey -Bruce riding, and
she will seek a second term on town council
in the municipal election this fall.
Despite coming out third, Mrs. Peterson
said she has learned a lot during the past
month.
"Even if you lose, it'soan educational ex-
perience. You meet so many people, you
benefit personally from the experience."
County clerk
hospitalized
Huron County's etlerk-treasurer was
kept in Mississauga General Hospital last
week after experiencing a numbness in his
left side while visiting in the city.
Bill Hanly, in his mid -50's, was visiting
his daughter in Mississauga when he woke
up in the morning of Saturday, April, 27
with the numbness.
Huron Warden Paul Steckle told the May
1 session of county council that Mr. Hanly
has been in daily communication with the
county offices and he is feeling fine. The
clerk -treasurer was kept in the hospital for
, tests and was expected home last
weekend.
The clerk -treasurer has been with the
county for over 25 years and this marks on-
ly the second county council session he has
missed.
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