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eNDP‘er Makarchuk expected his party to pick up a few more seats in this election. By John Cole It took New Democratic Party candidate Mike Maâ€" karchuk only 40 minutes beâ€" fore he unofficially threw in the towel in the Waterloo riding election battle Tuesâ€" day night. Makarchuk sat silently, watching the results pour in on the television set at his Maple Hill Plaza campaign headquarters. At about 8:40 with the reâ€" sults rolling in from his own riding, Makarchuk knew that a trend was already set. ‘"‘It looks like a very close race between Epp and McLean,"" he said. Obviousâ€" disappointed he said, "I ink I‘m quite far behind." The loss was not a surâ€" prise, but Makarchuk spoke little as Conservative canâ€" didate Rev. Walter McLean took a decisive victory. Although Makarchuk said that he was leaving to celeâ€" brate the election‘s end, he did show up at McLean‘s King St. Waterloo headâ€" quarters to offer his congraâ€" tulations. â€" "It‘s pretty well over for now,"‘ he said. However, Makarchuk was ready to leave the election behind and ‘‘get back to a more normal life." ‘‘We should pick some up in B.C.," he said, ‘"and a few in Ontario." ‘Back _ to a normal ife‘ for Faces of defeated NDP candidate Mike Makarchuk and campaign manager Joe Surich show frustration of thirdâ€"place showing in Tuesday‘s election. lahn FCala nhatn McLean victory trend began early Defeated Waterloo Liberal candidate Frank Epp consoles his daughter Marianne Coleman at party election headquarters Tuesday night. Mr. Epp, the retiring president of Conrad Grebel College in Waâ€" terloo, plans to devote the next year to having two of his books published. h sn s One high priority area, said the McLean campaign director, was the Stanley Park area of Kitchener. That area was included in Waterloo riding when the constituencies were restrucâ€" tured. (Continued from page 1) Waterloo, Munson said the McLean campaign didn‘t concentrate on those areas. Thanks to heavy camâ€" paigning and a high profile. McLean had little trouble getting the Saltsman vote as Another priority in the McLean campaign was getâ€" ting the Max Saltsman vote. Munson said most people who voted for Saltsman in the last election voted for ‘"‘the man"", and not for the NDP party. mfi n&?figmo-ws National results PC â€" 135 Liberals â€" 115 NDP â€" 26 SC â€" § John Cole photo down in polls. from start _ beral candidate Frank Epp philosophically described the national Tory sweep that carried through the Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterloo area. Epp. who lost the Waterloo riding seat to Progressive Conserâ€" vative candidate Walter McLean by a wide margin. told the 40â€"o0dd party folâ€" lowers at the Knights of Coâ€" lumbus Hall in Waterloo that he had no regrets. . Epp said he firmly beâ€" lieves Canada needs the Liâ€" beral party now and ‘"someâ€" day we will regret that we didn‘t elect Mr. Trudeau for the fourth time." *__ By Geoff Hoile Chronicle staff writer **We live in a time where there is a desire for change . . . in a society where people change cars, clothes. jobs and governments rather readily.~ Liberal campaign manager Jim Erb said. ‘"we are victims of a PC steamroller . . . there are 17 riq‘ings in â€"this area and we lost 15 of them."" He said the Liberals didn‘t lose because of their Waterloo candidate. but because of "something happening nationally." Epp answered a standing ovation with the assurance I‘m not saying I‘m going to run again. but there is someâ€" thing in my blood now that can‘ t be eliminated by one The McLean campaign was equally split between the City of Waterloo and the rural townships of Woolâ€" wich, Wellsley and Wilmot. well as votes for his opposiâ€" tion, Frank Epp. McLean‘s high profile â€" he is a Waterloo alderman â€" was a definite advantage, according to Munson. But, she admitted, the election was a battle of national leaders rather than local candidates. ‘"I think most people felt they had had enough," she said, ‘"They were willing to take a gamble." The national leadership race may have been a gamâ€" ble, but locally, Walter McLean was an expected winner Defeated Waterloo Liâ€" (Continued on page 4)