Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 28, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 the Federal Section Winnipeg free november 2000 Winnipeg results t Winnipeg South Centre Neville fills Axworthy shoes hard work keeps seat in Liberal hands by Kim Guttormson Winner Anita Neville marital status three daughters personal background school trustee Anita Neville put on Lloyd a Wor Thys shoes a month ago and last night she tied them holding the Winnipeg South Centre seat for the whether Shell be Able to fill the enor Mous shoes of the longtime Don of Manitoba politics want something the new my wanted to talk about As she enjoyed her winning in in in she said moments after walking into her cheering Campaign office on Corydon Ive been reminded through out this Campaign i have big shoes to Lloyd served his constituents i want to serve with the same integrity and intelligence As he served the last 29 the foreign affairs minis Ter when he decided not to run in this represented Winnipeg South Centre for 21 her Victory want the landslide Axworthy had grown accustomed but Neville said she never assumed this was an she reminded reporters Axworthy first won the Riding by Only 265 Yolk have to earn that respect and she Axworthy retirement focused nation Al attention on the Riding As other Par ties saw an Opportunity for a right until election both the conserva Tives and nip said they were doing Well and if the stars take the iconic Axworthy made one return to his seat of during the prime ministers visit to the he encouraged All who voted for him to support Neville and spent about an hour campaigning with in the the Well oiled Liberal machinery and the hardworking Candi Date kept the Riding in the Liberal As poll results came Neville steadily accumulated a Lead 10 votes 20 votes no poll was won by a land slide and she lost Many in the Tuxedo end of the but in the end shed amassed enough for a solid during the the spotlight quickly moved from Axworthy absence in the race to those who were actually doing the but it was Nevilles challengers who were getting the Ink As the Winnipeg one school trustee knocked on doors in the Canadian Alliance and a Fel Low school Betty Granger made National news with her comments about an asian withdrawing As she was tagged then saying shed been forced out by party Neville said she comment on what effect grangers withdrawal her name was still on the ballot had on the former provincial tory Cabinet min ister David Defeated in last Falls surged As the Campaign wore Riding on Joe Clarks Strong performance As he crisscrossed the coun the progressive conservative Leader made Winnipeg South Centre his final Manitoba Campaign Stop last with Neville holding a Lead at about 10 last Newman was it prepared to throw in the but he said his position in second place was certainly very its the revitalization of the pc t Winnipeg Centre Wayne Glowacki free press Anita Neville acknowledges the cheers of supporters at her Headquarters after being declared the Winner in the Winnipeg South Centre Winnipeg voters returned All five Liber als to the House of commons Liberal Anita Neville won in Lloyd Axworthy former Riding of Winnipeg South dashing the Dps Hopes Ron Duhamel took Boniface John Harvard was victorious in Jame Assiniboia Rey Pagtakhan won in Winnipeg Paul Andre Alcock held on to Winnipeg the nip was also successful in its Winnipeg Bil Blaikie won in Transcona Pat Martin took Winnipeg Centre and Judy Wasyly Ciales held on to Winnipeg North t Winnipeg South Winner Reg Liberal age 52 years old marital status two girls and one boy personal background former former first elected to parliament in 1993 Reg Alcock was delighted last night with his own version of the its the third time the people of Winnipeg South have voted for its a Clear which makes me feel particularly he second place finisher in the Riding was Bill Hancock of the Canadian Alcock said the support he has received from his constituents this time around has been a humbling i feel he its always a combination of feeling surprised and and when its the people you dont know who elect its wonder Alcock attributed his win to the High level of satisfaction people in his Riding have with both his own work and the governments in i focused on things the people wanted in my he Ive always had a Strong involvement in research and Nifte University of Manitoba is in my he citing the route 90 underpass and in rail line As other hot Button he said the Campaign was not without its dirty there were some Nasty times when it got so but we tried to stay away from i Hope its not a sign of things to people were calling each other he Alcock said his Campaign organizers deserve a lot of the credit for his Treyve worked liked Treyve worked around the clock and now they need a Well deserved and Tomor Row were going to clean he Liberal Rey Pagtakhan Cele Brates his Victory in Winnipeg Paul with his sup porters yester Marc Gallant Winnipeg free press t Winnipeg Transcona Winner Bill nip age 49 years old marital status four children personal background Mem ber of parliament since United Church minister number seven has proven Lucky for Bill who returns to Ottawa after winning his seventh consecutive elec he said he was Happy with the one that helped his party attain official party status in the House of we won weve got party status and we can return to parliament to fight said he said the nip will try to keep parliament focused on the issues of health the environment and Trade agreements a daunting Chal considering the House is dominated by a Liberal majority and a Canadian Alliance people wanted to Send a message to the government but not with a Canadian Alliance Blaikie so the people sent me to be a Thorn in both Blaikie said complaints by the canal Dian Auto which plagued the nip nationally throughout the Cam did not surface during his door to door that something that Blaikie but As far As the Canadian Auto workers and their workers out Here it didst bother Canadian Alliance candidate Shawn who finished a Distant second to said the 20year incumbents popularity was not affected by the prob lems facing the party at the National i dont think there was a huge dislike for said people were More disenchanted with the Federal nip As a whole and not against Bill v Boniface Winner Ron Liberal age refuses to say marital status three Chil Dren personal background minister of veterans minister responsible for Western economic senior minister for Manitoba Ron Duhamel want challenged in Manitoba safest Liberal defeat ing his nearest rival by More than in extra pleased As i look at the whole of it appears As if weve kept All the Winnipeg seats and were hoping we can gain some he said As results verified him the Duhamel attributed his win to a combination of his own clean Campaign and the negative tactics used by his oppo in my Riding its been a very harsh he there were unauthorized newspaper articles printed on sunday where i had no Chance of Duhamel said the Canadian which placed second in the used dirty tactics against there were Many blows below the he Duhamel added his years of political experience paid off and helped him pre Ive got 12 years of service and peo ple Tell me i have a great Deal of Interi 14ont look at your your Colour or your he Duhamel said the liberals were the Only party to have a Manitoba platform during this but Hes unsure if hell be named to the the prime minister will i Hope that i am named to i want to realize the dreams of he adding that health education and training will be at the top of his priority continued please see Winnipeg b3 Martin hangs on after tense night in Winnipeg Centre by Carol Sanders Winner Pat nip age 41 marital status two Chil Dren personal background journey Man Carpenter for Winnipeg Centre incumbent Pat every poll cheers rang out from his packed Campaign Headquarters last night on Portage Avenue every time one of the 120 polls went to a Sheen of sweat formed on his upper lip As some returns came in showing his main Liberal candidate Kevin in the the liberals wanted Martin said of the Riding Hes held since Tak ing it from the grits David Walker in Winnipeg made up of the inner James and North win has a population of Martins Home was largely considered hallowed nip ground by the Campaign it was the James area that had the my and his volunteers on Edge anything West of Polo Park said never taking his eyes off the prize on the returns earlier in the Media outlets declared his nip counterparts in Manitoba Bill Blaikie Judy Wasyly Ciales Winnipeg North Cen tre and Bev Desjarlais Churchill Martin and his volunteers the tension finally broke when Martin was old that Csc had just declared him a lets keep this said an obviously relieved he was saving the reaction from his Campaign team for a live satellite to feed scheduled later that he did a really Good Job and ran a Well organized said Laurie a Volunteer who scrutinized returns at Cecil Rhodes she said a great chunk of the Riding is transient and it takes a Well oiled machine to get to voters and get them out on election and Martin did just that f r Marun celebrates his win last ;