West Coast Party to stay in action

Press, 2 December 1978, Page 2

West Coast Party to stay in action

Greymouth reporter I The West Coast Party, which contested the West! ;Coast seat at the General;; Election, last Saturday, plans < Ito continue its activities. I A statement issued by thejl ! party’s steering committee |; I yesterday afternoon said j that members at a meeting [ this week “expressed pleasure at our recent success in ■ gaining more than 3000 I votes so soon after the party’s formation. It was felt that with such, widespread support from the people of 11 the West Coast that we I must continue our efforts in I their interest. | > “It was noted that more; l than half of the people whop registered their vote showed [r that they believed that the! future of the West Coast ■ < was not best served by re-11 turning a Labour member. < i “As -the West Coast Party 11 ioredicted, a National Gov- i ! irnment has been returned i ] jwith a reduced majority and < I under the circumstances, a < [West Coast Party represen-[1 I atjve could have exerted H [more influence than a[ c j Labour member of Parlia- [ ( [ment who is in Opposition.” [, 1 The West Coast Party had’t

[reaffirmed its intention toll [carry on and it had decided to call a public meeting to i ! “formalise the organisation” ■ [and elect officers for the i [coming year. j The party’s candidate (Mr [i D. H. Eadie) said he wasji [pleased with the support hell

had received, and planned to make himself available for selection when the West Coast Party contested the next election. As long as the West Coast remained a safe Labour seat, [it would continue to decline, iMr Eadie said.