Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 Winnipeg free september 1999 Manitoba election special Toews a Good losers planning for new careers Book tour on agendas by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter As elections put smiles on the faces of winners so they put frowns or at least somber looks on those who and last night proved no exception As some big especially tory bit the i think we fought a Good my vote held but the liberals collapsed and Many of their sup porters from last time decided to go to the new democrats this said Justice minister Vic first elected in Ross Mere in he said he didst feel Down about his defeat because its the Peoples How can you disagree wit that Toews said he didst believe any of his controversial Deci Sions As Justice minister Hurt and he had no regrets about he said his immediate plans include taking some time going fishing this weekend and maybe taking a trip to Mexico to Brush up on my when he was Toews headed the litigation department for Canada at greatest life Assurance and Hes remained on leave As an executive of that company with the option to consumer affairs minister Shirley named to Cabi net just last fall but an la since met defeat at the hands of new Democrat Nancy Allen in i knew i was behind the eight Ball from the redistribution Cost me Windsor where i had a lot of Good and All the ones i picked up were losers for said she also said health care and an nip tide across the City Hurt but Render said the defeat was a Surprise because so Many voters at the door the past few weeks said they appreciated her work in the Riding and would vote for she said Shell spend the next few weeks promoting her latest about James Richard son and his Canadian airways in the i was asked by various peo ple to do a Book and i put them on hold for the now ill Tell them she other tory ministers Defeated last night included Energy min ister David Newman and labour minister Michael few shockers in Rural vote North remains largely nip most others maintain tory Blue Hue the 24 Rural Ridings in As in elections stayed True to traditional voting patterns sort for the most the North went nip and just about every other Riding elected a Winnipeg was the Battleground this Western Manitoba in Turtle Merv Tweed was returned to office shortly after polls Tweed said the tories worked hard for his my Riding changed by about 48 per cent with the new boundaries and we went out into All the new areas and met we worked hard and it paid we were the Only party that came Forward with a the Federal government has done at least we have been listening and trying to respond to new Democrat Janet Brady said she was Content with the in Happy with Small in Harold Gilleshammer said he never took any support for granted and knew the farm crisis was going to make a we campaigned right to the this is primarily an agricultural Riding and i think people appreciated How our government responded to the farm but new democrats said they Felt they gained support in this Ive campaigned out Here for the last 30 years and Ive never seen it As positive As this said Steve Campaign manager for har vey heading the tories held onto their stronghold of Arthurvirg the Riding formerly held by Jim we never Felt things were in doubt for Farmer Larry Maguire new democrats said they ran a Strong weve never had such a positive response As weve received in this said de Campaign manager for Perry the nip candidate in up in incumbent pc Candi Date Len Derkach said it was a hard fought Campaign from the its been a Tough fight this time he a former Cabinet Defeated his sole new Democrat Vince in nearby Swan new Riding Boundary changes didst Stop new Democrat agriculture critic Rosann Wowchuk from winning who Defeated tory candidate Maxine her Only real said the major issues in the rid ing Are health care in Swan River and outlying the fishing Indus and Farmers Are facing a serious she next door in the people reelected new Democrat Stan we worked very hard Over the last four years to see this Struthers Defeated pc candidate lome he said health agriculture and Educa Tion were issues in the East in which includes returning tory la Glen Cummings said he was pleased with his our Basic vote has stayed pretty close to what it has been Over the last few he when it is such a tight race then you know it has been a Tough decision for the Public and theres a handful of voters that Are going to make the differ the former Cabinet minister time no a successful Liberal candidate in Rural Manitoba was As rare As a Happy weve seen what the conservatives have been said Peggy a psychiatric nurse from Portage la Well see if the nip can come across with its promises and the Only Way we can do this is to have them form the this morning the nip has that what Treyve got to remember is not How Many government seats they but How the popular vote and Treyve got to remember that there a Manitoba government with big responsibilities Urban employment and aboriginal people outside the perimeter heres How yesterdays vote trans lated into the four regions of Manitoba Colin Sun the Dps victorious Drew Caldwell hugs Alice wife of retiring la Len Central Manitoba t71ewsur h Prises were in store for the tory faithful in Central Manitoba last the conserva Tives handily captured Ridings in their Southern heartland mor Ris and the tightest regional fights of the night were in Gimli and the from the new Democrat fran Frederickson put the Challenge on incumbent tory de Helwer in one of three Ridings where the nip came within striking distance during the last provincial election in but in the end it was now in his Lith year As who chalked up the its been a Tough he we worked very the Interlake Riding the one that gave Rise to the Monum inquiry into the 1995 tory vote splitting scandal and the scene of former nip premiered schreyers last minute accusations this week was another nip candidate Tom be Makshonoff was head Ohead with conservative candidate Betty Green for much of the evening As poll results came in Portage David Faurschou was Victori Ous for the farther South in the Central Mani Toba the vote was strongly tory conservative incumbent Frank Pitura last night credited the tories economic policies for his re election in agriculture minister Harry who has represented Lakeside for 33 played it Safe in the Campaign by emphasizing Hilmons tax Ive also managed to surround myself with very capable Enns tory Peter Dyck also cruised to Victory in in it was Sweet Victory for tory Denis now in his fifth term As Northern Manitoba it was a see saw Battle in the Pas last night Between two popular native with nip incumbent Oscar Lathlin coming out on top when the dust had set just before 10 try candidate chief Ron Evans was All smiles thinking he had clinched Victory from a Filmon government he was Ive been waiting a Long time to get on the government Lathlin said an hour ill take the it Means Well bring a lot More resources to the the rest of that vast expanse known As the North remained nip the chief of Norway House first Defeated incumbent nip Oscar Lathlin in the a result Evans boldly predicted two weeks you could sense it by the response i was receiving while Cam said from a noisy Norway House Arena last i will be giving them the representation we nip incumbent Eric Robinson Shook off the restraints of an illness plagued Campaign to regain Ruperts the provinces northernmost who was released from Hospital last week after battling pneumonia for six held off the challenges of Liberal Darcy Wood and tory Fred Harper to retain the the nip continued their dominance elsewhere in the with Gerard Jennissen Victory in flin flon Over Tom Therien of the conservatives and Independent Philip Jennissen will be representing the Riding for the second straight and Jennissen May want to carpool to Winnipeg with longtime Thompson nip Steve who also was Vic Eastern Manitoba it was Busi Ness As usual in Eastern As the vote fell along traditional lines in every Riding from Springfield to Selkirk to except for la the which stretches along the red River and All the Way East to West Hawk was expected to belong to the As it had for More than 13 but the voters last night delivered a different in a narrow Vic nip candidate Ron Lemieux beat incumbent Ben and the pundits were speculating the Rise in nip fortunes was based on the rising red River in in tory candidate Jim Penner said he had predicted the in the la was but the seat remained tory As it has since Ron Schuler followed in the foot Steps of incumbent pc representative Glen winning his first provincial election the former trustee of River East school division came put on top of nip candidate Len Kimakovich and Liberal Patricia despite losing More than half of his former Riding when the electoral boundaries were redrawn earlier this nip candidate Greg Dewar once again Defeated All challengers to the Selkirk in incumbent tory Jack Penner was the elections earliest declared tory Darren Praznik Only had one but had to fight until the final whistle to hang on to his Lac Dubonnet in very Praznik said of his without a Liberal candidate in the new Democrat Michael Ham Luck nearly pulled the seat out from under the provinces highways Mccrae the victim of Brandon vote for change by Helen falling regional reporter Brandon Veteran Cabinet minister Jim Mccrae is out of a Job after voters in Manitoba second largest City decided it was time for a change of the nip holds both seats in this traditionally pro business Community for the first time since while sur rounding Rural Ridings remained Loyal to the City councillor and firefighter Scott took the Brandon West seat with about 50 per cent of the ahead of Mccrae 45 per fellow City councillor Drew Cald did his Mentor Len Evans proud by winning the Brandon East seat with an even higher percentage of the vote than Evans Ever conservative Marty head of Brandon was in second place with less than half As Many Independent candidate Don Jessi Man finished a Distant third in the working class slightly ahead of Liberal Peter in Brandon the nip benefited from an almost nonexistent Liberal with University student Lisa barely making an communist contender Lisa Gallagher took about one per cent of the vote in the Middle class almost universally described As a Nice said he was in the right place at a time when Manitoban wanted a they were just tired of a govern ment that quit he peo ple look at this As the Start of a new future for Mccrae was gracious in say ing he feels especially Lucky to have had the privilege of helping the province tackle family violence and drunk for 11 of his 13 years in Mccrae was a Cabinet holding the Environ ment and education among his rejection May have More to do with province wide discontent with the tories record on health care than any personal voters interviewed outside a Brandon West polling station yesterday commented on party poli but rarely mentioned local candidates by Mccrae said there was nothing his supporters could have done differently to win the i have never seen a Campaign More vigorously contested than the one Here in Brandon before entering provincial was a City councillor and court he said he will Proba Bly Start up a business venture now that he is no longer in who has been City Council Lor for the downtown Rosser Ward since was ecstatic Over his Early but waited anxiously to learn the Fate of the he suggested his 200 Campaign volunteers from All walks of life were responsible for his it was Pri Marily because of the breadth and depth of Community conservative opponent Snelling said he thought the result would be in Brandon there has been a Strong nip Force from Len obviously the nip leadership is still there and its going to take a Little bit More Mccrae hugs daughters Candice 1r after the election Campaign created intense interest in the where a new la has not been elected since Mccrae first won his seat in ;