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Federal election now all up to the voters

IT’S ALL up to the voters now, after almost two
months of politicking, and the signs appear to be
pointing to a record voter turn-out.

Elections Canada _ return-
ing offices in Capilano and
North Vancouver-Burnaby
report heavy interest in the
election, with a large turn-
out for advance polls.

In North Vancouver-
Burnaby, for instance, 2,40)
people cast their ballots dur-

ry

By MARK HAMILTON

ing the three days of advance
polling, almost three times
as many as did during the
1980 election. In Capilano,
almost 3,000 people cast ad
vance poll ballots.. o

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Officials say the large
turn-out could be partly duc
to people taking late-summer
vacations, but candidates
and political observors are
reporting a heavy interest tn
the campaign and its out.
come.

in Capilano riding, where
PC Mary Collins is riding a
four-week head start on her
rivals and retiring MP Ron
Huntington's huge 1980 vic-

eaching Every Door ont

tory margin (figures on page
A3), a large voter turn-out
may not make much of a
difference.
Collins’ major
come from

fight will
Liberal Dave
Brousson who says he's
noticed a ground swell of
support for the Liberals in
the riding over the past sev-
eral weeks, despite what na-
tional and loca! polls are say
ing.

The outcome is expected
to be closer in North Van-
couver-Burnaby The polls
have repeatedly put incum-
bent Chuck Cook in the
lead, but a large number of
undecided voters — and
some confusion over who is
running second — may see
the election turn into a horse
race

Polls, including some
taken by different organiza-

e North Shore

tions at the same time, have
shown either David Schreck,
NOP, or high-profile Liberal
Jona Campagnolo in second
place and a mid-campaign
Liberal Party poll put Cam.
pagnolo only a few percent.
age points back of Cook

We have more on Tues.
day’s election on pages A3,
!1 and 12 and will have full
coverage of the outcome in
Wednesday's News.