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Green candidate upset by resultsEde happy with NDP gainsBy David LeaChlobowski credits this By Dominik Kurekback to that for a while.OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFdecline in support to people try-OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFThe Oakville provincial NDP still ing to prevent a Harper majority doesnt have a candidate, but Ede said it He was never really expect-government by either voting for Oakville NDP candidate James Ede should not be difficult to fill the position, ing to win, however, Oakville the Liberals or NDP and not the says hes happy with thedue to the NDP surge in Green Party candidate Andrew real party of their choice.102 seats his party cap-this election. He has no Chlobowski is still not happy He said the NDPs move to tured in the federalintentions of going for about how things worked out official opposition party status election, even thoughit.election night.has both good and bad implica-he lost the local race.If he and his wifes Chlobowski spent Monday tions for the Green Party.Now, he intends tocareer paths keep him in evening at his Cedar Glen Court The NDP has, obviously, a return to working onOakville for the next four home viewing the elections progressive platform and they his thesis so he canyears, he said he would results as they came in on his have several green elements and complete his Ph.D. inrun for the federal NDP computer (he does not watch Andrew Chlobowskithese are both things the Green political science.candidacy again.television).Party believes in, said view, he believes the polar oppo-Im happy the NDPIf were in Oakville He did not like what he saw.Chlobowski. The only problem site is actually true.did well and we did very and theres no reason The win of Elizabeth May is is we doubt the NDP will stick I think, paradoxically, there well nationally and wewhy we wont be then a big victory, but a pyrrhic vic-with this. I believe the NDP and has actually been a shift to the even did pretty well hereIll put my name in for James Edetory because a Conservative the Liberals will start talking left. The progressive side by in Oakville, but at thethat. If the NDP mem-majority doesnt mean anything about some kind of merger a popular vote is actually the same time Im not so happy about the bers of Oakville are happy to keep me on good for Canada, from my point few years from now. So I dont majority, he said.Conservatives getting the majority, he as candidate then Ill be candidate of view, he said.really trust the steadiness of So the country actually said the day after the election.again.I think this will kind of be that platform.shifted to the left, but we are I think I did pretty well in my first He was pleased with his own results in an unhappy country because Chlobowski was critical of, being governed by the right. So campaign, I managed to get 14 per the election, capturing more than 8,000 judging by popular vote there is what he described as, a lack of I think there are going to be cent.votes, behind Liberal Max Khan and win-still no majority with many of support for his campaign from some interesting times ahead.But now that the federal election is ner Conservative MP Terence Young.the victories in Ontario due to the environmental circles in In Oakville, the Green Party over and its unlikely there will be anoth-Its funny because of this NDP surge, vote splitting on the left.Oakville.received about 2,000 fewer votes er one for another four years, Ede will it is hard to tell if any of that was me or Chlobowski went on to point I felt sometimes that I was than in the 2008, capturing just concentrate on his academic work. that was Jack (Layton). Id like to think at out that while some would say alone fighting this election. 3.8 per cent of the 2011 Oakville Right now I want to get back to least a bit of me was me, he joked.the election of a Conservative There was nobody really to put riding vote.working on my thesis. I put it on hold He said the NDP will also be a different majority government repre-up signs or anything. There The Green Party fared little during this election or over the past year kind of Opposition in Parliament, how-sents a shift of Canadas popula-were a few people, but very, very better in Halton receiving just that Ive been candidate, he said. Ive ever, due to the Stephen Harper majority, tion to a Conservative point of part-time, he said.3.4 per cent of the vote.really been looking forward to getting that may not mean so much now.<RXU<RXUInsurance rates to perk you upHOMECAR;Insurance premiums for your home and vehicle are on the rise. 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