Marc Ferland (born 15 April 1942 in Quebec City, Quebec) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an industrial designer and project coordinator by career.
Marc Ferland | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Portneuf | |
| In office 1984–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Rolland Dion |
| Succeeded by | Pierre de Savoye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1942 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Simoneau m. 17 August 1968 |
| Profession | Industrial designer, project coordinator |
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Ferland's post-secondary education was at the Commercial and Industrial institute of Quebec.[1] In politics, he represented the Quebec riding of Portneuf where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.
Ferland left federal politics when he was defeated in the 1993 federal election by Pierre de Savoye of the Bloc Québécois.
| 1993 Canadian federal election: Portneuf | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Pierre de Savoye | 23,880 | 53.6 | |||||
| Liberal | Paulin Plamondon | 10,269 | 23.1 | -3.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | (x)Marc Ferland | 6,645 | 14.9 | -42.4 | ||||
| Independent | René Matte | 2,260 | 5.1 | |||||
| Natural Law | Robert Royer | 869 | 2.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | John MacFarlane | 626 | 1.4 | -10.8 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,549 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Portneuf | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | (x)Marc Ferland | 23,893 | 57.4 | +6.3 | ||||
| Liberal | Paulin Plamondon | 11,055 | 26.5 | -11.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Marie Fiset | 5,100 | 12.2 | +5.8 | ||||
| Green | Reynald Desrochers | 1,607 | 3.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 41,655 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Portneuf | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marc Ferland | 23,797 | 51.1 | +43.7 | ||||
| Liberal | (x)Rolland Dion | 17,687 | 38.0 | -45.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jacques Pelchat | 3,012 | 6.5 | -1.8 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Jean Paradis | 1,222 | 2.6 | -1.5 | ||||
| Parti nationaliste | Georges-H. Marcotte | 638 | 1.4 | |||||
| Social Credit | Renée Roberge-Petitclerc | 248 | 0.5 | -5.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 46,604 | 100.0 | ||||||
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