Eric Ferguson (politician)

Eric W. Ferguson (31 December 1930 – 23 September 2006) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Tangier, Nova Scotia and became a police officer and consultant by career.[1]

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.

1980 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mike Landers 13,122 41.4 +1.8
Progressive Conservative Eric Ferguson 12,363 39.0 -2.6
New Democratic David M. Brown 5,978 18.9 +0.0
Independent Marilynn Fox 103 0.3 -
Libertarian Peter Jones 66 0.2 -
Marxist–Leninist Gilles DesRosiers 35 0.1 -
Total valid votes 31,667 100.0
lop.parl.ca
1979 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Eric Ferguson 13,989 41.6 +0.6
Liberal Mike Landers 13,316 39.6 -6.5
New Democratic Eldon Richardson 6,358 18.9 +6.5
Total valid votes 33,663 100.0
  1. ^ "Eric W. Ferguson". lop.parl.ca. Parlinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2024.