Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba Neil a solution or math problems i Winnipeg ree press wednesday september garbage Day 4 school Day 8 the weather mainly High Low details on Page d12 1119 99 Manitoba election nip wins Filmon quits As tory Leader its Premier doer Joe free press Premier elect Gary doer and wife Ginny Lead Celebration of nip Triumph at be rendezvous in collapse of Liberal vote swings province to nip by Doug David Kuxhaus and Kim Guttormson election reporters Manitoba voters closed their ears to Gary Hilmons billion Dollar Siren song and put their Trust in the nip last electing Gary doer and the new democrats to a majority the vote ended Hilmons 16year run As conservative 11 of them As he announced last night he will step Down of the the unofficial final count was nip conservatives 25 and a Lone party Leader Jon some recounts Are expected where the race results were and the razor thin margins in Assiniboia and fort Garry mean recounts there will be both were unofficial try so the nip margin could the collapse of the Liberal vote was the key to the nip a free research poll in the last week of the Campaign said the election was too close to and so it proved until nearly All the votes were the poll predicted a popular vote of 42 per cent 42 per cent nip and 13 per cent the actual Well within the margin of was nip per tory per Liberal per cent and per it was a shocking loss for the who had boldly predicted recently that they were headed for another Strong majority and a fourth term in they were counting on the common perception that voters dont change horses when the Economy is As Man Tobas now continued please see the final count nip 31 pc 25 Liberal 1 popular vote per party polls in nip pc Liberal other voter 7fl 6 turnout i 1995 turnout Index local Canada world in life net Reader and Ann sports to 2 filmo leaves the tory Helm longest serving Premier in Canada quits As party will stay on As Mia by Doug Nairne legislature reporter Canadas longest serving Premier bowed out of the spot Light with Grace last Gary Filmon told a dejected crowd he would step Down As party surrounded by his family and Long time allies such As Jim Downey and Bonnie Filmon said he wanted to do what is Best for the conservative party and let the tories then he thanked Manitoban for giving him almost 12 years in i have traded this Opportunity for he it has been the greatest Opportunity i could but like All Good it must come to an the people have spoken and i respect their Filmon said he will stay on As the la for he would not endorse anyone As a but the heir apparent appears to be former health minister Eric Ruth free press with wife tells supporters Hes resigning As with those Filmon stepped Back from the microphone and hugged his some people begged him to but he said his mind was made then Downey stepped Forward to Call for three cheers for the Man who had one of the most successful runs As Premier in the party Filmon took the reins of the party in 1983 from Sterling much to the Surprise of party he went on to lose his first election As Leader when Howard Pawley secured his second majority nip government in his fortunes in the rocked by was Defeated when one of its own Back benches Jim Walding voted against the the ensuing elec Tion provided Filmon with his first real Chance at Filmon but Only it was a minority government in a Short but Rocky session of the it would be dominated by rather than a renewed Unity crisis swept the and on the National stage of the Meech Lake Filmon forged his new profile As the confident the Meech Lake Accord would die but Filmon would use the crisis to launch a bid for a majority govern in he called what would be referred to As the 7eleven election 7 to a masterful Campaign gave him his first majority government and set him on the path to becoming at the time this most recent election was called the longest serving Premier in his tenure As Leader of a majority government has not been he suffered through a which battered government then there were massive cutbacks in fund ing for health education and social services As the Federal Liberal government of Jean Chretien went about trying to slay its own continued please see Gerrard the last Liberal standing by Kim Guttormson election reporter Jon Gerrard was the last Man standing As the Liberal party he leads crumbled around he will be the sole grit in the legis As the third place party col lapsed to new Depths last he is a Leader with no one to putting on a Brave face As he entered a fort Garry hotel Ball room to address a crowd of support avoided direct mention of the collapse of the Liberal vote in his in proud to carry the Liberal tradition in River Heights he ill also carry proudly the Banner of liberalism for All liberals in the because there is a tremendous the liberals fell from three seats to one but they lost All three seats they won in Gerrard took the River Heights seat from conservative Mike swept away in the nip wave was Kevin Lamoureux the Only grit incumbent running again and the one Liberal candidate pundits thought was a sure the party also lost the traditional Liberal strongholds of the Maples and Lamoureux stood on the Corner of the stage As Gerrard but didst speak then he headed Back to his Inkster Campaign continued please see shoe Sale september 22nd to 26th Check oui the latest fashions Lor your throughout the mall and at Centre s t i i h 1 n ;