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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
1
Pierre Elliott Trudeau leads the Liberals to a solid majority with 154 seats in a 264 seat Commons. Conservatives heavy losses, New Democrats and Creditistes gain. turnout hits a record 8.3 million voters.
Incumbent Bud Olson leads Chuck Meagher by 119 votes as unofficial results from Medicine Hat show Olson ahead 8 896 to 8 777 with Meagher trailing Strom and Toole. Arm y services votes still pending and Taber polls hint at a close finish.
Liberal candidate Bud Olson clinched a razor close victory by 119 votes over Conservative Chuck Meagher in Medicine Hat. He pledged to keep constituency business steady and pursue Kennedy Round talks to protect local producers. Former Mayor Harry Weiner led celebrations at Olson HQ as the mood shifted from tense to triumphant.
A record number of voters participated in Tuesday's federal election with an estimated 8,295,200 ballots from 95 percent of polls. Turnout reached about 75 percent, near the 1965 level, as CP tabulations show party votes across 48,623 of 51,195 polls with figures for Lib PC NDP Cred SC and others.
In Edmonton CP report outlines federal election results with Liberals sweeping Manitoba and Alberta, NDP gains in Saskatchewan, and major figures like Tommy Douglas and Duff Roblin defeated. National Liberal gains shift power while Alberta and BC see mixed outcomes and leadership changes loom.
Ottawa report says Judge Rene Lippe, chair of the concili ation board handling the threatened railway strike, will reconvene in Toronto today after returning from the United Kingdom. The labor department notes his arrival by air later today.
Lucien Lamoureux is re-elected as a non-party Member of Parliament and announces readiness to resume duties as Speaker of the House of Commons. The report notes ongoing U.S. de-escalation efforts amid North Vietnamese resistance.
Canadian press snapshot shows party vote totals from 46 432 of 51 195 polls with 90.7 turnout. Libs lead with about 3.39 million votes versus PCs 2.34 million and NDP 1.24 million. Credible totals show minor parties and overall turnout at 7.45 million ballots.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the next session of Parliament will likely begin in the second week of September, about 10 weeks after the election. He spoke after declaring victory and noted possible labor problems, including a Seaway Authority strike involving 1,250 workers seeking higher pay. He already supports the Seaway offer and said the matter is being handled.
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