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The only Tory in Scarborough to hang onto his seat as a Liberal tide washed over Metro yesterday was Gordon Gilchrist, seen with his wife, Pat, (left)(...)
The only Tory in Scarborough to hang onto his seat as a Liberal tide washed over Metro yesterday was Gordon Gilchrist, seen with his wife, Pat, (left)(...)

The only Tory in Scarborough to hang onto his seat as a Liberal tide washed over Metro yesterday was Gordon Gilchrist, seen with his wife, Pat, (left)(...)

Date7/12/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: The only Tory in Scarborough to hang onto his seat as a Liberal tide washed over Metro yesterday was Gordon Gilchrist; seen with his wife; Pat; (left); daughter Patti; 19; (right) and nephew Craig Gardner; 13. Gilchrist won by only 580 votes over Liberal Martin O'Connell.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0049919F
Gordon Gilchrist is greeted by his daughter Patti, after winning in Scarborough-East
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