32 Terrace Review —— Wednesday, October 23, 1991 MEET THE N THE NUMBERS There were 16,828 people living in the Skeena riding eligible to vote in the Oct. 17 election. Of those, 11,666 cast ballots, a 69 percent turnout. In the most recent provincial election the turnout was 75 percent. There were 176 rejected ballots. The winning candidate, Helmut Giesbrecht of the B.C. New Democratic Party, gathered 5,472 votes according to the preliminary count by returning officer Elaine Johnston. Social Credit Party candidate Dave Parker, the incumbent MLA, got 4,503 votes and B.C. Liberal candidate Juanita Hatton got 1,515 votes. Giesbrecht won the election with 48 percent of the vote, 39 percent going to Parker and 13 percent going to Hatton. - Johnston said the preliminary count in Skeena for the two referendum questions on a separate ballot showed Skeena voters in favour of both recall and initiative powers: 8,394 and 8,689 in favour, and 2,248 and 1,721 against. There were an exceptional number of spoiled ballots on the referendum vote, she noted: 2,138 were rejected, most of those having been put in at all, the ballot box with no markings | Did you know THE TERRACE REVIEW isa (CNA Canadian Community Newspapers Association * On average, each issue has 2.7 exposures. newspaper Small Business Weelk declared by mayor Jack Talstra with FBDB’s Paul EW GOVERNMENT | NDP Caucus Gerard A. Janssen, Alberni Coquitlam _ Gordon F, Wilson, Powell River- David J. Mitchell, Jackie Pement, Bulkley Valley. Barbara E, Copping, Port Moody- Sunshine Coast West Vancouver-Garibaldi Stikine Bumaby Mountain ugias symons, Fred. G. Randall, Burnaby- Lois R. Boone, Prince George- Richmond Centre 3 __ Social Credit Caucus Edmonds “Mount Robson Linda Reid, Richmond East Harry De Jong, Abbotsford Barry Jones, Burnady North Paul Ramsey, Prince George Allan Wamke, Richmond- heel A. Dueck, Matsqu! ' Joan Sawicki, Burnaby- North Steveston yall Hanson, Okanagan-Vernon Willingdon Ed Conroy, Rossland-Trail -—-—Clive Tanner, Saanich North Clifford J. Serwa, Okanagan West Frank Garden, Cariboo North Andrew Petter, Saanich South =——_and the Islands covert Richer Neufeld, Peace River David Zimhelt, Cariboo South Shannon O'Neill, Shuswap Ken Jones, Surrey-Cloverdale ae, . Jim Doyle, Columbia River- Helmut Giesbrecht, Skeena Wilf Hurd Surey-White Rock sock» Weisgeater, Peace River Revelstoke Sue Hammell, Surrey- . Anderson, Vancouver- . . Margaret Lord, Comox Valley Green Timbers Langara oe Len Fox, Prince Gemge-Cmineca John Cashore, Coquitlam- Penny Priddy, Surrey-Newton Art Cowie, Vancouver-Quilchena Maillardville Joan K. Smallwood, Surrey- Jeremy Dalton, West Vancouver- - Jan Pullinger, Cowichan- Whalley Capilano a Co Ladysmith . Emery O. Barnes, Vancouver- —g§ oa i Norm Lortie, DeltaNorth --- Burrard eee | eee ae eee: i. Moe Sihota, Esquimalt-Metchosin Bernie Simpson, Vancouver- te Arthur L, Charbonneau, Kamloops Fraserview . E { Frederick H. Jackson, Kamloops- Joy K. MacPhail, Vancouver- ieee ee North Thompson Hastings a Anne Edwards, Kootenay 96:98 Ujjal Dosanjh, Vancouver- 4 Rick F.G, Kasper, Malahat- Kensington _— | Juan de Fuca Glen Clark, Vancouver-Kingsway : Bill Hartley, Maple Ridge- ~ Tom Perry, Vancouver- | r Pitt Meadows Little Mountain . Dennis Streifel, Mission-Kent Mike Harcourt, Vancouver- Dale Lovick, Nanaimo Mount Pleasant _ Corky Evans, Nelson-Creston Darlene Marzari, Vancouver- Anita Hagen, New Westminister —_ Point Grey A. Dan Miller, North Coast _ Gretchen Brewin, Victoria- Colin S. Gabelmann, North Island Beacon Hill _ Daivd D. Schreck, North Robin Blencoe, Victoria-Hillside Vancouver-Lonsdale Harry S. Lali, Yale-Lillooet Elizabeth Cull, Oak Bay- Liberal Caucus Gordon Head Robert Chisholm, Chilliwack NL. (Bill) Barlee, Okanagan- Fred Gingell, Delta South Boundary ; Gary Farrell-Collins, Jim Beattie, Okanagan-Penticton Fort Langley-Aldergrove Leonard Krog, Parksville- Daniel Jarvis, North Vancouver- Qualicum Seymour Michael C. Farnworth, Port Judi K. Tyabji, Okanagan East Williams & Bob Walch and Chamber of Commerce president Sharon Taylor overseeing the signing. r C OPrenside IV VARIETY PACK SPECIALS WE USE ONLY HANGING BEEF ~ tigate acciecs - petition: * 24% of community newspaper readers play golf. * §% of community newspaper readers own a snowmobile. * 61% of community newspaper readers took a pleasure trip in the last 12 months. Community newspaper readers enjoy a variety of recreational and cultural activities. auinnsaenemmmmneniaiaameta tea eT enmetii ae PPERSIDE IV 2891 Clark oo 635-6624 en MEAT CUT THE RIGHT WAY - * Source PMB '90