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POLITICAL ROOKIE

Ron Huntington’s Progressive Conservative sup-
port in Capilano while Chuck Cook added Iona
Campagnolo’s scalp to his belt as the PC’s swept
the two North Shore ridings.

In Capilano Collins, dress-
ed in Tory blue, was ‘‘sur-
prised and delighted’’
by her easy victory over
Liberal challenger Dave
Brousson and the size of the
Conservative’s sweep and
said she'll leave for Ottawa
next week to take her place
in the ranks of Brian
Mulroney’s Conservative
government. _

Collins credited her win to
the combination of Cana-
dian’s desire for change and
the work done in Capilano.

“‘We really worked hard
for this,’’ Collins-said ‘Tues-
day night as she was throng-
ed by. jubilant supporters at

a victory party at Canyon
Gardens.

‘Dave Brousson, who
finished well back, said he
was surprised by the size of
the Conservative win.

“*t don’t like sweeps and
majorities,’’ Brousson said.
‘*I think they’re dangerous.’’

Meanwhile in North Van-
couver-Burnaby Cook,
leading by 6,000 votes late in
the evening, claimed his se-
cond high-profile Liberal in
as many elections.

In 1980, Cook held the
seat by 1,500 votes against
the challenge from Gordon
Gibson.

**The key factor was cer-
tainly the desire for
change,’"..said. Cook, who
also’ citéd ‘the ‘question of
leadership as the reasons for

and Collins

Mary Collins added to

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the PC sweep.

‘‘! think the basic reason
was the basically lousy gov-
ernment we’ve had for the
past few years,’* he added.

Ilona Campagnolo, who
finished a distant second in
North Van-Burnaby, said
early in the evening it
‘‘seemed unlikely’’ she could
buck the nation-wide trend.

Speaking as president of
the party, Campagnolo said
the election was lost because
of the desire for change and
the ‘‘basic problem of a lack
of organization’.

‘It's appropriate that we
congratulate Mr. Mulroney
for his victory,”’ Cam-
pagnola said. ‘‘The people
of Canada have. - spoken
clearly and urnequivocally.””

Campagnolo said her next
task would be to rebuild the
Liberal party.

_ Full election: results will be
carried in Friday’s edition of
the News.

... While Mulroney
claims top office

THE ONLY question left —
how large would Brian
Mulroney’s majority would
be — was answered quickly
Tuesday.

As the polls closed in B.C.

and the results from the east
became available, landslide
was the most used word and
the trend continued on the
West Coast

Barly projections proved
accurate as the PCs — led by
Mutroncy’s 20,000-plus vote
victory in Manicougaun —
won 212 seats, the Liberals
40 and the NDP 29 (latest
available figures to
deadline).

The Conservative’s swept
every province, picking up
26 seats in the Maritimes, 58
in Quebec, 67 in Ontario, 37
on the Praimes and all three
Northern scats

To deadline, the PC's had
won 18 seats in B.C., where
John Turner confounded the
pundits and provided the on
ly Liberal bright’ spot with
his Vancouver Quadra win

REASONS FOR the smile
Prime Minister.

NEWS photo
a Tory Sandslide and a new