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ON Hi tV i isSSt wit mm A Ml dk In a riding where the average an nual household income is about $85000 and more than 80 per cent of residents own their own home Crombie said the Liberals had the best experience to deal with the Seeback 38 however said crime and community safety were the most pressing concerns for voters and vowed to tackle youth crime while creating drop in centres and economic difficulties interested in the economy the prosperity agenda and the people of Mississauga Strcetsville are no she told the Star in an interview MISSISSAUGA SOUTH Last week before TV cameras Crombie countered sup? port of Harper by holding up a pic ture of the Conservative candidate standing beside Dion with sizeable pluralities and the To ries came in second trailing by about 8000 votes both times The Tories changed tactics and ran a different candidate than the one who carried the party's banner in 2004 and 2006 Although Gill was new to this riding he ran in York West in the last election los ing to Liberal Judy Sgro During this campaign Dhalla filed a complaint with Peel Regional Po lice alleging that she and her cam THERESA BOYLE STA REPORTER At the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton supporters of Liberal incumbent Ruby Dhalla erupted into applause as early results showed their candidate narrowly ahead her Tory contender was a positive campaign for ISABELTEOTONIO STA REPORTER After a hard fought battle in the 1 hotly contested riding of Bra mpton West Conservative candidate Kyle Seeback managed to turn the riding blue and beat Liberal challenger Andrew Kania Conservative Seeback emphasizes crime holds off Kania run again the Conserva tives and NDP designated it a prior ity Both parties appeared to have gained ground last night Jagtar Shergill a 38 year old in ed by workers from the Gill cam paign She said that while she and a iarge group of volunteers were out door knocking a convoy of vehicles sporting Gill logos kept passing by with the occupants yelling see what going to do to Police confirmed an incident re port had been filed but said charges were never laid because the allega tions were not of a criminal nature The Gill campaign did not re The race in most pop ulous riding with about 17000 people was thrust wide open when long time Liberal MP Colleen Beaumier announced her rctile mentln this heavily ethnic riding where 54 per cent of constituents DEBRA BLACK STA REPORTER After a closely contested race in cumbent Liberal MP Paul Szabo won in Mississauga South last night beating Tory rival Hugh Arri son a political newcomer and a chartered financial consultant Arrison like other Conservatives had relied on Stephen re cord and reputation to try to take seat away from him And many pundits had thought Szabo who served as chair of the Parlia ment ethics committee was going to go down in flames But Szabo had run hard knocking on about 10000 doors and talking to close to 3000 people always run as if said Szabo who has twice earned the title of hardest working MP in Parlia ment a few days before the elec tion Last night as his team anx iously waited for the election re sults at campaign headquarters and applauded as Szabo moved ahead the Liberal politician and his family watched at home It was part of an election ritual for the 60 year old When Szabo arrived at campaign headquarters he was greeted by wild applause and cheers Lib eral team and our local team won this he told the crowd feel fatigiied exhausted but happy going to get a chance to serve the people of Mississauga South It looks like the people here have said You have done a good The race in Mississauga South was also a close one in 2006 when Sza bo won his seat by only 2100 ballots or 41 per cent of the vote A winner declared then until well af ter 1 am and only when the ad vance polls were finally counted When the election writ was first dropped it appeared Harper and his Conservatives might actually form a majority government But in the final days with the rocky fi nancial markets and uncertainty in the economy Conserva tives lost some steam Mississauga South with a popula tion of close to 110000 is a long time Liberal riding with Szabo holding the seat since 1993 Accord ing to the 2006 Census the im migrant population in Mississauga South is about 36 per cent The average family income is $118863 manufacturing retail and the ser vice sector are the major employ ers The other candidates in the riding were NDPer Matt Turner and the Green Richard Laushway spond to questions about complaint Instead senior cam paign manager Tony Reznowski said a separate police complaint had been filed against the Liberal camp He provided few details and police were unable to confirm a re port had been filed Sparks flew between the two dur ing an all debate Dhal la held up a Brampton Guardian ar ticle revealing brother had been charged with mischief in van dalizing her lawn signs during the 2006 election Gill angrily remind ed her the charge was dropped He demanded to know why she help a boy who was allegedly beaten by police after stealing her purse during a trip to India Brampton West Mississauga and Brampton Centre in 2004 and Beaumier had represented the rid ing and its predecessors since en tering politics in 1993 When she announced she sues Kania 42 turned his attention to the economy which he described as being in a state of crisis saying Ca nadians have suffered massive job losses Liberal defector I goes down to defeat after crossing floor I to Tories last year TESS KALINOWSKI STA REPORTER Liberal tradition trumped Conser vative party favours as Mississau ga tree tsville stayed true to its roots by electing first time candi date Bonnie Crombie last night Repeated visits to the riding by Prime Minister Stephen Harper enough to persuade voters to back incumbent Wajid Khan this time running as a Conserva tive Khan won as a Liberal in the two previous elections but crossed the floor of Parliament in 2007 Speaking to supporters after his defeat Khan said proud of the contribution the benefits I have brought to Canada through my work will never be diminished believe in making things he said worked hard but at the end of the day it is the constituents who decide and I respect their or many observers though the race was personal in the affluent diverse riding Throughout the campaign Crombie had referred to floor crossing as a betrayal of sacred trust Wearing a smart Liberal red suit Crombie told supporters last night er going to make Mississau ga Streetsville the best place to live in Crombie was flanked by her two sons a daughter and husband Bri an A corporate marketing expert and fundraiser she capitalized throughout the campaign on her strong local connections in Missis sauga Despite tne dedi cated push to win over ridings like in this one in the 905 region voters here ready to accept decision to join the Conservative party after the former Pakistani air force pilot had already been named the Prime special advi sor on the Middle East The riding had returned a Liberal to Parliament in every election since 1993 Harper signs were planted next to own blue election signs in the riding and the former car dealer repeatedly de flected campaign questions to the issue of federal leadership con trasting style with that of Liberal leader Stephane Dion leadership of Stephen Harp er has made this country better Ca nadians are confident in their gov Khan told supporters last night Throughout the campaign Crom bie had talked about herself as Liberal of conviction rather than where 54 per cent of constituents both lawyers set themselves apart are visible minorities half of by focusing on widely divergent is them South Asian it appeared last night as though many immi grants had thrown their support to the Conservatives While canvassing Seeback and his volunteers scored points by telling XTTaTi wvma amItf rtnMHidnl XNJur was utcumv taniuuait wnv Brampton West was carved out of had run for federal office before tie campaigned on tne need to create jobs in a region where the unemployment rate is 11 per cent about double the national average Patti Chmelyk 53 ran for the Green Party I BRAMPTON WEST In Liberal stronghold Tory newcomer triumphs in tight race BERNARD WE1LTORONTO STAR Liberal turned Conservative incumbent Wajid Khan said his move across the Commons floor brought valuable infrastructure funding to his suburban riding Last nighji he talked while awaiting results MISSISSAUGA STREETSVILLE i The wrath against Khan Liberal and Conservative candidates trade barbs and police complaints in hotly contested riding her even though there were a lot is sues with the Conservatives" said campaign volunteer Mitch St Pierre who has also worked as her parliamentary assistant in Ottawa The battle in Brampton Spring dale was especially fierce between Dhalla mid Conservative Parin Gill Dhalla won the last two elections Mfif tall voters that in 2007 the Tories ad mitted 430000 immigrants set ting a record for the number of tem porary and permanent residents al 1 zsi ryI in 1 1 tV 1 1 throughout the election the rivals mentoring programs for at risk surance broker running for the JLa AnM tirMA vniifh BRAMPTON SPRINGDALE Bitter battle between Dhalla and Gill 'W 1 "I U10 TORONTO STAR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 2008 GTA VOTES A long time incumbent gets another tough win 7 a ay I HBh JMHk a i Mg' Ju 4' 'nfi zz jmi rim jmrLmnjn inn nro imTim i nr nil tii ui mi it ijrf mw mt 1 1 I I A i mu bMEe ot' 1 ax VA' I I CG i i I 1 II HI Ht I i MAM.