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association, which covered much of the new seat, publicly stated that they had never been consulted on the adoption of
Gilmour as Liberal candidate. The Chairman of the association and at least one other committee member resigned in protest at his selection. The association secretary said "Councillor
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Gilmour was not adopted by the
Association and we are making no recommendation to Liberals as to how they should vote." In a poor election for the Liberals generally, Gilmour finished third, losing his deposit.
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was created. He somehow managed to get himself chosen as the
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