The Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-10-16, Page 12yd
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Returning. OfficE
Election: Outcome . E
The "Cliff-hanger" indecision
in. the Huron -Bruce results . in
the vincia1 'election of Sep
to niter 25th, a unique the
Past halt century, but there were
other ' close ones in the Huron
area, that rbovir will remember.
In •'one election the verdict wa s
decided by the returning aft-
tier's Yate,. and .in another case
therewas a 2 -vote difference._
A recent article in the Kit-
chener r Record tells . •the' story,
The. Redistribution Act of 193'3°
cut the •fur provincial ridings
in Hen and .Baur Counties to
three, .conrningthe Municipal-
ities
uniicipal-it es along the border of the two
caou-nties into Huron=Bruce�
These municipalities, from. ()on -
federation tb the 1033 forcrnation,
had been parts of seven ridings,'
Tta'on,Nortth, )tumor. Centre, Hur-
on :East,:. Huron Wrest, ..Bruce
Bruce Canute and Bruce;.
West.
In the history . of' Huron Coun-
ty ridiais there have been only
eight ' . byelections; Three were
caused by the deaths of .sitting.
members, three iwhen members.
were appointed to' new
one ' iby e resignation . andone
when a mearsbervas unseated.
,In .the first. election' after Con-
federation Conservative W. T.
Hays defeated . this _ giiberal op -
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E.Pe, Ided
adi`In 1898
P I O N
.LUCKNOw SENTINEL,' LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
paner4, Thenlas Gibson, by 64.
Votes in i %'uron North 'Gibson
W011 ..the
next contest. In 1$74
.Huron North . was abolished and.
the municipalities in the riding
became parte . af Huron East or
Huron Weab.
Both ridings were to be Lib-'
end strongholds -unt
til their dis-
solution in 1908. In Huron West
there were 12 successive 1a�beral
V etarie s for three candidates.
,Col. Meagan "Ross, hose, who 'be-
came provincial treasurer, took
five, , , one by t - acclamation, the
same number as James Garrow.
Mr Gamow.queaked 8,Ti .on his
second election with the return
nhg officer's 'help. ' When ballots
were counted March 1, 1898, Con-
servative ' Joseph Beek and Mr.
Gamow were tied !aft 2,6+46. votes
each. The returrung` .Officer cast
the deckling vote for Mr,. Gar -
'Malcolm Cameron filled Drat.
the remaining :two. Liberal ten
but she too' had a narrow race
in 1905, topping D.' E.• Holmes
icy two vote -s,
Huron Oast also: remained sol -
oily ; Liberal: during the 28 yeas
of the riding's existence thorough'
nixie elections. During these terms
there- were , only ,,two mnembers.
Thomas Gibson. . had :six terms,
wihioh.added to his previous term
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Children have a way with words. Who else could
,sum up 'a CO-OP•"philosophy and service in one
short sentence.
Is there a better way of saying that: the guiding spirit
of the Co-operative movement is the fellowship and
.'
warmth of the �C0-0P. "family". Menand women
working together for a full, more rewarding life. „'
Or, for that matter, could we convey more convinc
ingly the homey comfort of CO-OP Sunglo Heating
guaranteed by .top quality fuel and backed by
free CO-OP service
Yes, children have a very special way with words;
with thein, it's wbaa they near not how they say it
that counts. i. •fie Trade Mak
-REB HOME HEATING SE VIC
• Free Cleanout and Conditioning 1
• Free Annual. Inspection 1
1.
1 • Tree 24-hour Emergency Service' 1
FUEL OIL j •.Itoupay only foro9.'andirePlacemeutpart I
in Huron North, established:. a
record, in the County of 31 years;
es provincial 'representative.
• Had ')tree Terms
The political pendulum swung.
after the , 1908 redistribution
when Huron North; was again
r ived as a *riding. Armstrong
M grove won three sucessive
el • '' a ons for the Conservatives
t •t. when he resigned in 1918 a.
b;, election ,,ibrought .in Henry
who campaigned,. as an
Independent.
" In. the 1019 general election
Conservative Joni Joynt was.. the
tivdietor, He held the seat in the
1923 vote but 'dropped Lt tq
eral Charles Robertson iin 192.6.
Mr; Robertson was re-elected. in
1929 and Huron North ass a aid-
ing was abolished before ' the
next election. in 1934
:When Huron: Bruce ridiing held
its first election in 1934, Chharles.
R'oberts'on took .. the first 'two
elections for the ,Liberals: He
died in .office and the election, of
John Hanna .':in. 1943 • started a.
solid, 19 .years of , Conserve -five
representation; a. Stretch not 'bro-
ken,
bro-ken• until Mr. Hanna's death in
WEDNEO3DA,
Oar. 1160h; 1963
RIPU:
CustoIt' Butcheriflg
Mondays -- • Hogs, $ .2.00 in by 4:00 p.m.
Cutting, and. `Wrapping, 2c pound
CATTLE, C VES and .LAMBS 'EVERY DAY,
CEPT 'SATURDAY
We Do Curing and Smoking . Beef,, Pork and Lamb.
Sold Whole, Half • or Quarter.. . For Better Service,
And Lower Prices — Call Ripley • 100, • •
Chas. Hobisma,. Prop.
1962, •
In the ibyelection last fall, Li-
%beral Murray Gaunt, . ,won- ower
Georgie McCutcheon to )become at
2f7 the youngest Member of the
provincial. house.
The recent .. election .gave Mr.
,MCC. uidctheon a` 1 -vote edge, which
swung to 3 -vote margin - for. Mr.
Gaunt when the soltdier vote was
reported.
The first fall; meeting of the
Grey --Bruce real, estate board was
held recently
.est . •ker, at J.aRichardson,
registrar, Department of Insur-
ance'
ance, spoke on e�dutcation, ethics
and effective licensing law Under'
the real. '-estate business brokers
act.
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