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WéLeEnrolls‘With“Tory ijiiiive 130th Your Mo. 36 Wednesday. September s, 1984 thorloo, Ontario " cent: at the Mud Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Although "very pleased" and "thrilled" by his overwhelming win in Tuesday's federal election, Pro gressivr Conservative incumbent Walter McLean says that for him and his party the work has just begun, "With the thrill of all this therv's also a senw of anticipation that wv've got to get at it." said McLean. "As we look at the figures going up across the country, we have reason to congratulate ourselves and congratu- late our leader.., but we have an enormous responsibility coming our way. I'm looking forward to getting to Ottawa as quick as I can to begin a new direction," he continued, "As we move on. much is going to be expected and I'm anxious that we in Waterloo and across Canada not disappoint the people of this country," Unofficial results released at 11:30 p.m. showed that McLean captured 31.746 votes, almost 57 per cent of all ballots cast in Waterloo Riding. McLean, who watched election returns with campaign organizers at the Waterloo Inn before attending a victory celebration at Super Skate Seven, took the lead early in the evening and was declared the winner at 8:30, after only “M polls had been tallied. At that stage McLean had 9,871 votes, 5,317 ahead of his nearest rival. Myers. Liberal candiate Lynn Myers picked up 13,805 votes. while 10.271 voters chose New Democrat Bub Needham. Civil Libertarian Layne Kulchecki earned 520 votes. Q In an interview with the media the Presbyterian minister, who has served Waterloo Riding as member of Parliament since 1979. said he was surprised by the strength of his win and the Tory sweep across the country. In the I980 election McLean defeated Liberal Frank Epp by L33 votes. taking approximately 10 per cent of the vote He said this time “I was hoping I would move from. 401050 per cent -- rm thrilled to see this response .. Work just beginning for Conservatives, says elated MP McLean had predicted the Turies would win [80 souls uq-russ the country, and said he didn't cxpec1 "the sir" of the muvvmvm m the Maritimes and (I'm-hm .. When Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff The mood was somlrrc Tuesday "vvnini,' ill Waterloo Liberal party headquarters an cam paign workers “alum-d Liberal after Liberal g0 down lo defeat in c-aslvrn Canada and ontario Ohviously disappointed with final voting results. Waterloo Liberal candidate Lynn Myers said that he [tn-Is the strum: Conservative showing cam" as the result of voters' desire for changv “It was so ingrained that it carried to the extent that it did to tlw provinces and arm» the country "It's a national \weep that Is almost phenom enal," he added Myers said that he had stressed during the Myers' camp convinced it's the end of an era E c-nnn- campaign that this was a watvrshed election. the vnduf an 0n: and a personal style of governing "stablished by Prime Minister Pivrre Trudeau / "Voters were giving the liu-ssauv l wanted u change of approach." With an unofficial final tally of [3.80.3 uni-s Myers trailed Progressive Conservative van didate Walter Mlvan by close to 18.000 votes While not achieving the hoped-for victory. Myers said that he was gi-nvrall) plvasvd with his personal campaign and "humbled" by the dedication of his campaign workers. “I don't think people can realize what ics like to gm involved in a political campaign. tlw tim" cummitmvnt. thc vmutional commitment. it's a p,ruvling kind of situation." he said. tallying was done. the Conservatives had swept 211 of 282 ridings. The Liberals won 40 seats, and New Democrats 30, with one Toronto independent also "merging vic, lorious. "Canadians wanted a government which could dir ferentiate between the state and partisan action." explained McLean. "Two years ago it became apparent that the (Liberal) government had lost the confidence of the Canadian public-. in the last two years everything done was seen to be politickinp, .. th Nit-[mun was in obvious high spirits us hr spukv to mun- an .300 party mt-mln-rx at the u-Ivhruliunv lCunlmm-n LE uni-r Needham buoyed my votetrtrend at Arbu kle hronlci Staff Ba; Nt-vdham ran a standard NDP campaign low budget. lots of people contact. and this time it paid off with "spectacular" re, suits, Needham finished third in the Waterloo riding with 10.271 votes 'tm absolutely delighted with it," said a relaxed Needham as he watched televised voting results. When interviewed at ll pm. just prior to the release of the final voter tally locally. unofficial re- sults showed that the NDP had already captured 18.3 per cenl of "How sweet it is." he said, as he mounted the stage with his wife Barbara and sons. "I think I like campaigning in the summer better than in the winter." _ And. at 10 p.m. as CBC was predicting a Tory majority of 212 seats. McLean joked "the ghost of Dief rides again," to the applause of the crowd. McLean said it had been a tough campaign and his belt "is now in two notches... I kept saying they had me in training for the 1988 Olympics." " He thanked his family for their support during the vote. “If it holds. we're doing as well as Wt' did in 1980 That means the NDP haven't given up a thing, Needham feels that, in throwing support behind the Conservatives. and to a lesser degree the NDP. Canadian voters were signalling to politicians that they are ready for a change “In the midst of a Tory Hump. to maintain our percentage is a spectacular shuwing." he said. "The loss is a Liberal loss. People have gun» out and voted against them." he "xplained. He attributes the party's (Cootrrrorrtt on "dw' it iCrortttrrorari un pugr crt