Collins keeps
Capilano-
Howe Sound

WEST VANCOUVER'S
Tory blue was never in much
danger of turning Liberal
red or NDP goid in’ Mon-
day's battle for the federal
Capilano-Howe Sound
riding.

By IMOLHY RK

News Report

Incumbent MP Mary Collins,
who took the old Capilano riding
in 1984 with 36 per cent of the
vote, breezed back to her second
term with 20,219 votes or 47 per
cent of the Capilano-Howe Sound
total.

Voter turnout in the riding was
82 per cent.

Liberal John Pozer finished se-
cond with 12,828 votes or 29 per
cent. In the 1984 federal election,
Liberal candidate David Brousson
also finished second to Collins
after capturing 27 per cent of the
riding’s vote.

Collins said Tuesday she was
pleased with her re-election and the
return of a Tory majority across
Canada, but disappoinied with her
party's losses in B.C.

“I think people supported the

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free trade deal. and wanted to see
a Conservative government
elected,” Collins said. ‘But there
are a lot of concerns with the deal
that have to be addressed. especial-
ly among vider peaple. We have to
heal the -eunds...recencile all
sides."

She conceded the NEM?'s strong
showing in BoC). with the paris
increasing its B.C. seats from
eight in P84 to fof the available
32 B.C. seats in JOSS, indicated
Western discontent with the Con-
servative government. AT the
NDP's gains came at the expense
of the Tories, who took 19 B.C.
seats in 1Y84.

But Collins said) dissatisfaction
with the Tories in B.C, was more a
matter of public perception chan
reality.

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NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy
MARY COLLINS embraces sister Deborah Bowsher after winning the Capitano-Howe

Sound riding in Monday’s federal election. Collins won the seat for the Conservative
party for the second time in a row.

N. Vancouver
remains in
Cook’s hands

NORTH VANCOUVER
federal riding voters re-
elected Tory incumbent MP
Chuck Cook Monday. Cook
will serve a fourth term in
Ottawa.

f By MICHAEL BE

| Suws Repurter

Unofficial vote totals to press
time Tuesday show Cook held on
to his seat with 18,550 votes, or
37.8 per cent of the riding’s 49,218
vote total,

Liberal challenger James Hatton
placed second with 13,325 (27.1
per cent); NDP candidate Donna
Stewart received 1,750 votes (23.9
per cent); Reform Party candidate
Ron Gamble earned 4,393 votes
(8.9 per cent}: Green Party can-
didate Glen Ash took 502 votes:
Rhinoceros Party candidate
Richard ‘‘The Troll’? Schaller
posted 323 votes; Libertarian Party
candidate Tunya Audain won 222
votes; Communist Party candidate
Betty Griffin finished with 78
votes; Marxist-Leninist candidate
Brian Smith received 48 votes:
Western Independence Party can-

didate Barrie Hewer received 27
votes.

Said Cook of his victory: ‘‘it
was perhaps the most strenuous
camnpairn Pye run. The issues
dominaice. | was surprised at the
strength of the Reform Party. Mr.
Gamble ran oa very strong cam-
paign, and it was a very scary clee-
tion. Our polis had indicated to
Sunday evening that 35 per cent of
North Vaneouser voters hed not
made up their minds. Our polis
were showing 30 t0 38 per cent for
rayself with ihe opposition seven to
eight per cent behind. ""

Said biberal cunner-up Hatton:
“Pin provd of the campaign we
ran, Penjoyed it enough to be back
the next time around. | contribute
the loss to the fact that the Con-
servatives had a better theme song

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