Eric Ferguson
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Eric W. Ferguson was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Tangier, Nova Scotia
and became a police officer and consultant by career.
He represented the Saint John electoral district
since winning that seat in the 1979 federal election
. After serving in the 31st Canadian Parliament
, Ferguson was defeated in the 1980 election
by Mike Landers
of the Liberal party
.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Tangier, Nova Scotia
Tangier, Nova Scotia
Tangier located at 44°47'59"N, 62°42'00"W is a community on the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Trunk 7 , 76.53 km from Halifax .-Communications:*Telephone exchange 902 - 772*Postal code - B0J 3H0...
and became a police officer and consultant by career.
He represented the Saint John electoral district
Saint John (electoral district)
Saint John is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada. With its predecessor ridings, St. John—Albert and Saint John—Lancaster, the area has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...
since winning that seat in the 1979 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...
. After serving in the 31st Canadian Parliament
31st Canadian Parliament
The 31st Canadian Parliament was a briefly lived parliament in session from October 9 until December 14, 1979. The membership was set by the 1979 federal election on May 22, 1979, and it was dissolved after the minority government of Joe Clark failed to pass a Motion of Confidence on December 13,...
, Ferguson was defeated in the 1980 election
Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
by Mike Landers
Mike Landers
Mike Landers was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a lawyer and addiction counsellor by career....
of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.