Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates, 1979 Canadian federal election

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1979 federal election, and won 136 out of 282 seats to form a minority government. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

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Nickel Belt: Harwood Nesbitt

Harwood Nesbitt was a shop technical teacher.^[1] He received 7,308 votes (17.83%), finishing third against New Democratic Party incumbent John Rodriguez.

References

↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: NICKEL BELT (1979/05/22), Parliament of Canada, accessed 22 May 2009.

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Outgoing: Liberal majority Result: Progressive Conservative minority

Communist (William Kashtan candidates) Liberal (Pierre Trudeau candidates) Marxist–Leninist (Hardial Bains) New Democrats (Ed Broadbent) Progressive Conservative (Joe Clark candidates) Rhinoceros (Cornelius I) Social Credit (Fabien Roy candidates) Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons.

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