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tamgtnhtet wanton -tttt+ticaity applaudod Liberal candidat- Lynn Inn at he thanked them for their um um during the campaign. m Artuctb moo Victorious Tory incumbent Waiter McLean waves to campaign workers Tuesday evening. New Medium photo While in terms of actual votes the Liber. tarians certainly were not a factor in Waterloo riding, Kulchecki, 20, general sales manager at Lovett's Rod and Gun in Kitchener, says the door-to-door contact he made with people was a gratifying experi- ence personally and a rewarding one for the GTLA. "I think the short time period we had was our biggest downfall. that and the anti "ICs (election results) fabulous, rm ecsta- tic, I just couldn't be happier," said Kul- ehecki in a phone interview from noisy Libertarian headquarters on Highland Road. "Our (520) total is a big increase from last time (229). and a true indication that we are getting our message across to the people." Rick Campbell Chronicle Staff As one might expect from the way he ran his campaign. Waterloo Libertarian van- didate Layne Kulchecki remained over the optimist Tuesday night. While news broadcasts locally at times failed to even include his name in the summary of election results. Kulchecki read his 520 total as a positive sign for the Golden Triangle Libertarian Association. Kulchecki remains ever the optimist 7”] McLean F . rolls Sees good signs a ' l .lttt . 41ml: =. Tmem w Illlle,ltet I " ‘ Q YNN Mia' , ' l ' a. . l l . 9:: Q Y":" pe lf il ' P, ' g LI " l , * ' l 'oo.'"" " - "I'm used to losing... when anyone asked me, I npatgn workers said we‘d'win 170180 seats, this is phenomenal," We Mammal: photo he said. q (Continued from page i) the campaign and. the many individuals who worked on his election drive. McLean also altered congratulations to his opponents. saying “I have been on that side before and I know how dinicult it must be for them." “I started the morning making bets there would be a minimum of 200 seats for the Tories, and there were a number of people who thought I was off my nut." she said. "it's been a long time coming." Mayor Marjorie Carroll, who joined the revellers " the McLean victory party, said she was "very happy" with the election results. "it's great to be a Tory tonight," commented Waterloo Aid. Glen Wright, who had organized the PC campaign in south-western Ontario. Liberal sentiment that seemed so prevalent. Of the people I talked to. about 80 per cent said they could not agree more with what I was saying, but that they felt they had to vote Conservative, just to gel the Liberals out. 1 can understand that - still. I feel that overall we accomplished more than we expected." Among the highlights of the campaign for Kulchecki was the personal contact he made with the voters in Waterloo, the chance to sit down and explain his party's philosophy. and the Mutual Life all-candidates debate, where he said he "felt more comfortable" than in previous debates. Viewing Tuesday"s results in relation to previous counts for his party, Kulchecki insists the Libertarians have shed the image of a party that is now-r heard from except for a big push at election time. And will he, Kulchecki, be around in another four years to again represent the Libertarian party? 'l.. Unless I div. I don't we why not." "No way, this is just the beginning for us, a brand new start. We've got four yours to gel the people in our association togvthvr. seek out new members. it certainly doesn't end here" Huddled around elevisions sets at Liberal Party headquarters. cam- paign workers shook their heads in disbelief at the results and vowed that the party would rebuild and return for another fight. Myers, however, said that it was too early to make a decision on his political lCOnnnm’d how "399 ll Needham buoyed by voter; trend Myers' farm? convinced it's the end of an era ICmumuL-(l trom page l! strength at the national level to its focus on the needs of ordinary Canadians, in strategy which has paid off, he feels in increased voter support. Already pleased with the current party showing in this election, Needham feels fortunes can only improve in 1988-89 (the likely time for the next election). particularly if the NDP can prove itself to be an effective opposition party in the next four to five years. Many voters. he reasons, actual, ly wanted to vote NDP but saw it as a third party, NDP candidate Bob Needham looks over the shoulder of a campaign worker as results of the first polls started trickling in. hummus photo “If the ND? iruty shows itself as Waterloo Riding Walter McLean s, ,746 Lynn Myers 13,805 Bob Hoodlum 10,271 Layne Kulchocki 520 Voter turnout 73.32 per cent tunoHtetat results) WATERLOO arms, mousse". gymnast: s, is future “I don't know ifl will be here (for the next election campaign) or someone like me who will rise to carry on the fight and do what must be done to fight for the kind of principles I believe in." he said. adding that the present defeat will in no way influence his decision. an effective opposition. we may be the official opposition in 1988-89. Those people will come back home to the NDP." he said. And although he isn't making any promises, judging from the encouraging results in this cam- paign. Needham says there is no reason to believe he won't be back for another try, "My approach in talking to people wouldn't change," he said, “I'd continue to concentrate on the pocketbook issues - jobs. pension security. health and welfare. equality for women _ the things people are concerned about." he added