Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election
The
Quebec
Bellechasse: Jean Deschênes
Jean Deschênes was the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate for Bellechasse in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections. He identified as a
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1979 federal | Bellechasse | Progressive Conservative | 2,924 | 7.26 | 3/6 | Adrien Lambert, Social Credit |
1980 federal | Bellechasse | Progressive Conservative | 2,912 | 7.22 | 3/6 | Alain Garant, Liberal |
Saint-Léonard—Anjou: Pierre Gauthier
Pierre Gauthier identified as a lawyer. He received 2,972 votes (5.71%), finishing third against Liberal incumbent Monique Bégin.[2]
Ontario
Broadview—Greenwood: Michael Clarke
Clarke has a degree in
Clarke later managed Michael Hordo's campaign for the Broadview—Greenwood Progressive Conservative nomination in a 1982 by-election.[6]
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1979 federal | Broadview—Greenwood
|
Progressive Conservative | 9,987 | 30.08 | 2/7 | New Democratic Party
|
1980 federal | Broadview—Greenwood
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Progressive Conservative | 7,677 | 23.92 | 3/9 | New Democratic Party
|
Nickel Belt: Dennis Tappenden
Dennis Tappenden was an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) corporal. In 1980, he was the force's community relations officer for the Sudbury district. He was the first provincial policeman to seek election to public office in Ontario, after changes to the Public Service Act.[7] He received 4,250 votes (10.20%), finishing third against Liberal candidate Judy Erola.
Some local Progressive Conservatives later indicated that they deliberately ran a weak campaign in order to give Erola a victory over
Tappenden was subsequently charged with discreditable conduct under the
Manitoba
Winnipeg—Birds Hill: John Froese
Froese was a real estate broker at the time of the election.
A Winnipeg realtor named John Froese later became president of the Manitoba Real Estate Association,[13] was appointed as a Manitoba representative on the Canadian Real Estate Association in November 2000,[14] and became chair of the Manitoba Securities Commission's Real Estate Advisory Committee.[15] It is assumed that this is the same person.
References
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: BELLECHASSE (1979/05/22), Parliament of Canada, accessed 15 April 2011. In 1992, an individual named Jean Deschênes was appointed to the Canadian consulate in Seoul, South Korea. This might have been the same person. See Frank Howard, "Economic Council refugees finding asylum," Ottawa Citizen, 24 July 1992, A4.
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: SAINT-LÉONARD--ANJOU (1980/02/18), Parliament of Canada, accessed 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Candidates for Tories lining up to run in Broadview-Greenwood", The Globe and Mail, 29 December 1978, P5; "Clarke named again ...", The Globe and Mail, 18 December 1979, P10.
- ^ "Broadview-Greenwood", Toronto Star, 19 May 1979, A12.
- ^ Bill Dampier, "Broadview-Greenwood: Inflation, jobs major worries for residents", Toronto Star, 25 January 1980, A13.
- ^ Joe O'Donnell, "Folly of Greenwood's Tories", Toronto Star, 21 August 1982, B5.
- ^ "OPP corporal first to run for election under new law", The Globe and Mail, 8 January 1980, 9.
- ^ Arthur Moses, "Sudbury profile", The Globe and Mail, 17 March 1981, 70.
- ^ Yves Lavigne, "Tory in OPP faces firing because he ran, and lost", The Globe and Mail, 21 February 1980, 8.
- ^ Stan Oziewicz, "Let OPP run in elections, opposition leaders urge McMurtry", The Globe and Mail, 22 February 1980, 4; "No reason to make him ineligible" [editorial], The Globe and Mail, 25 February 1980, 6.
- ^ "Police allowed to run for office, ruling says", The Globe and Mail, 20 January 1981, 8.
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Winnipeg—Birds Hill, Parliament of Canada, accessed 30 March 2007.
- ^ Martin Cash, "Rates, sales look rosy", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 January 1994.
- ^ "Manitoba movers", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 2000, B8.
- ^ Real Estate Advisory Committee, Manitoba Security Commission, accessed 30 March 2007.