Verdun (candidate)
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In the 14 October 1935 federal election
in Canada
, Hervé Ferland, who listed his profession as ‘merchant’, unsuccessfully sought election in Verdun
riding
in Quebec
as the Verdun candidate. He won 4,124 votes, 16.8% of the popular vote, placing third in a field of 11 candidates, behind the Conservative Party of Canada
and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
candidates.
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Hervé Ferland, who listed his profession as ‘merchant’, unsuccessfully sought election in Verdun
Verdun (electoral district)
Verdun was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 2004.Verdun—La Salle riding, which covered much of the same area, was represented in the House of Commons...
riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
as the Verdun candidate. He won 4,124 votes, 16.8% of the popular vote, placing third in a field of 11 candidates, behind the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
candidates.