http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--102-.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:25:01 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42470-102-.htm#42470 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:52:00 PDT The incumbent MP for the Southern Interior has been re-elected. Alex Atamanenko beat out Conservative Rob Zandee in Tuesday night's federal election with 47.9 per cent of the riding's vote. "Obviously I'm happy that I won. I think the campaigning went very well. A lot of people worked very hard, w... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42456-102-.htm#42456 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:46:00 PDT Defeated Okanagan-Coquihalla Liberal candidate, Valerie Hallford, blamed the Tory advertising machine for the fall of her party in Tuesday's federal election. Hallford, who finished a distant fourth, says she was disappointed on a personal level, but also nationally, where she says Canadians were '... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42450-102-.htm#42450 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:22:00 PDT Stockwell Day will remain the Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla. The federal Public Safety Minister easily held on to his seat,earning a larger margin of victory than two years ago. Day picked up better than 58% of the vote, more than seven per cent better than 2006. He was upbeat as h... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42451-102-.htm#42451 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:14:00 PDT Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal candidate, Diana Cabott, was surprisingly upbeat despite finishing a distant third in Tuesday's federal election. Cabott finished behind incumbent Conservative MP, Ron Cannan and NDP candidate, Tish Lakes. She garnered just under 15% of the vote, compared to 25.8% by L... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42449-102-.htm#42449 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:57:00 PDT It was a night of triumph and tragedy for Green Party candidate, Angela Reid. The Kelowna-Lake Country candidate was thrilled with her showing, but at the same time, lamented the fact the party was again unable to elect a member nationally. "It went very, very well. I'm thrilled. The results so fa... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42448-102-.htm#42448 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:42:00 PDT Embattled Conservative MP, Colin Mayes, will be heading back to Ottawa. The Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Shuswap, who was the centre of a firestorm 18 months ago over what was considered a racist joke against aboriginal people. In April 2006, Mayes retracted statements he made saying certain ... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42446-102-.htm#42446 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:16:00 PDT Tish Lakes is looking forward to the next federal election. The rookie NDP candidate in Kelowna-Lake Country finished a distant second to incumbent Conservative, Ron Cannan Tuesday. The NDP was third in the riding in the last election in 2006. "It's been a great experience as a rookie campaigner.... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42445-102-.htm#42445 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:59:00 PDT Conservative MP, Ron Cannan, was humbled and honoured that constituents in Kelowna-Lake Country re-elected him with an overwhelming mandate. "We ran the campaign like we were down by two votes and we never took anything for granted," says Cannan. "We have strong record in Kelowna-Lake Country of e... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-42444-102-.htm#42444 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:39:00 PDT Conservative candidates are holding onto Okanagan ridings early in the counting process. Conservative MP's Colin Mayes, Ron Cannan and Stockwell Day are all well on their way to re-election with just a few polls reporting. A fourth Okanagan riding, B.C. Southern Interior, which includes the commun...