The governing Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ran a full slate of 295 candidates in the 1993 federal election, and lost official party status in the House of Commons of Canada by winning only two seats. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

The page also includes information about Progressive Conservative candidates in federal by-elections held between 1993 and 1997.

Quebec

Laval Centre: Bruno Fortier Bruno Fortier has been an administrator, lawyer, and urban planner.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAVAL CENTRE (1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 27 April 2011; Jeff Heinrich, "Grief a governing factor," Montreal Gazette, 4 April 2003, A12. He was for many years a close friend of prominent Canadian politician Jean Charest, whom he first met in high school.Graham Fraser, "Sherbrooke entrant often underrated," Globe and Mail, 17 March 1993, A1. When Charest ran for the Progressive Conservative Party leadership in 1993, Fortier became the leadership campaign's organizer in Laval.John Gray, "Tory grits his teeth and bears it," Globe and Mail, 21 October 1995, N2. In 2015, the Québec Court of Appeal condemned the Province to pay $75 000 in damages to Bruno Fortier including the highest amount of punitive damages since the Roncarelli c. Duplessis case in 1959 by the Supreme Court.

Fortier received 4,548 votes (7.98%) in the 1993 election for a third-place finish against Bloc Québécois candidate Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral. He later worked for the "non" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty,John Gray, "Tory grits his teeth and bears it," Globe and Mail, 21 October 1995, N2. and he assisted the Quebec Liberal Party under Charest's leadership in the 2003 Quebec provincial election.Jeff Heinrich, "Grief a governing factor," Montreal Gazette, 4 April 2003, A12.

Charest's provincial Liberals won the 2003 election, and Fortier was subsequently appointed as director of economic development at Quebec Government House of New York City.Mary Lamey, "A nudge for U.S. - look to Quebec: Manhattan pitch for venture capital next month," Montreal Gazette, 5 February 2005, B4. In June 2007, he was promoted to delegate-general.Kevin Dougherty, "New York delegate fired mysteriously," Montreal Gazette, 20 March 2008, A9. In March 2008, however, he was dismissed from his office. Some reports in the Quebec media suggested that he had created a chaotic work environment. Quebec cabinet minister Monique Gagnon-Tremblay said that Fortier lacked the necessary judgement for the role and "undertook modifications, transformations at the delegation without ... approval.""Que. government envoy in New York City sacked after problems at the office," Canadian Press, 19 March 2008; Rheal Seguin, "Quebec delegate-general fired from New York post," Globe and Mail, 20 March 2008, A6; Kevin Dougherty, "Testy start to Fortier hearing," Montreal Gazette, 29 April 2008, A12. Fortier responded that the firing was "unjustly severe" and that it had been based on a complaint from a disgruntled employee.Rheal Seguin, "Quebec legislators learn of another complaint against fired delegate-general," Globe and Mail, 29 April 2008, A4. The Quebec government held public hearings on the matter in 2008, in which Charest testified that he was not involved in either Fortier's hiring or his dismissal.Rheal Seguin, "Charest denies role in friend's fate," Globe and Mail, 30 April 2008, A4.

In 2010, Fortier filed a statement of claim in the Quebec Superior Court seeking $1.2 million in damages from the Quebec government over his dismissal.Irwin Block, "Fortier seeks damages for 'hasty and brutal' dismissal; Bid for $1.2 million goes to Superior Court," Montreal Gazette, 9 June 2010, A10. The Court for Appeal case of 2015 issued on September 11 th was unanimous to condemn the Province . Premier Charest is subject of a police inquiry since 2012 according to the Journal de Montréal of April 24 th 2017, << Jean Charest et Marc Bibeau surveilles de pres par la police.>> : reportage de Jean Louis Fortin et Felix Seguin dans le Journal de Montreal du 24 avril 2017

Richelieu: Lorraine Frappier Lorraine Frappier was president of the Sorel-Tracy Chamber of Commerce in 1985-86Jean Doyon, La soirée des Présidents de la Chambre de commerce, une soirée riche en histoire!, 7 November 2007, accessed 13 August 2009. and listed herself as a director-general in 1993. She received 4,455 votes (9.39%), finishing third against Bloc Québécois incumbent Louis Plamondon.An individual named Lorraine Frappier worked with Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions in the late 2000s (decade); this may be the same person. See Detail: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Government of Canada, accessed 13 August 2009.

Ontario

Eglinton—Lawrence: Marc Monson

Monson was listed as a Toronto realtor, and was the nephew of prominent rabbi David Monson.John Deverell, "Eglinton voter wants no lies", Toronto Star, 4 October 1993, A6. He campaigned on a platform of lower taxes and greater economic investment."Eglinton-Lawrence", Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A7. He received 4,262 votes (10.66%), finishing third against Liberal incumbent Joseph Volpe. Following the Progressive Conservative Party's defeat in the election, Monson described the national PC campaign as "a big blue machine that didn't know how to change".John Deverell, "Huge responsibility ahead, Joe Volpe says", Toronto Star, 26 October 1993, B5.

Essex—Kent: Kevin Charles Flood

Flood was born in Essex County, and resided in Kingsville."Kevin Flood: Conservative", Windsor Star, 22 October 1993, F4. He was thirty-five years old during the 1993 campaign, and was manager of Grainco Grain Argi-Industries in Maidstone.Chris Vander Doelen, "Porter seen as Tories' big hope", Windsor Star, 25 September 1993, A1. He supported the amalgamation of Essex—Kent with the neighbouring Kent riding, arguing that Canadians were overgoverned and were represented by too many politicians. He also said that he would reject a government pension, and defended Progressive Conservative policies such as free trade.Rob Hornberger, "We're over-governed, Tory candidate says", Windsor Star, 16 July 1993, A10. Flood described himself as a "non-politician"."Essex-Kent", Windsor Star, 22 October 1993, F4.

His mother, Joan Flood, has served as mayor of Essex, and was also a Progressive Conservative candidate.Chris Hornsey, "Flood to ask legal advice on land deal", Windsor Star, 21 May 2000, A5.

Flood campaigned for a seat on the Windsor City Council in 2000, and was defeated. Three years later, newspaper reports indicated that he was willing to let an American company use his ash tree property as a testing site for a pesticide called Perma-Guard D-20."Area in Brief", Windsor Star, 17 June 2003, A2.

+ Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1993 federal Essex—Kent Progressive Conservative 4,751 3/5 Jerry Pickard, Liberal 2000 Windsor municipal Council, Ward Two n/a 373 2.46 7/9 Brian Masse and Peter Carlesimo

Nickel Belt: Ian Munro

Ian Munro was a 23-year-old Political Science student, and a native of Scarborough.Thomas Walkom, "Watching a good MP fight his own party", Toronto Star, 4 October 1993, A21. He received 2,395 votes (5.43%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate Ray Bonin.

Ottawa—Vanier: Marie-Christine Lemire

Lemire was born in Quebec, and holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree with Honours in Political Science and a concentration in Sociology from the University of Ottawa (Ottawa Citizen, 7 October 1993). She worked for various cabinet ministers during the Brian Mulroney government, including Marcel Masse (Canada NewsWire, 11 June 1988). She was thirty-seven years old during the 1993 campaign.

Lemire received 5,116 votes (10.53%), finishing second against Liberal Party incumbent Jean-Robert Gauthier. She later served on the federal Social Benefits Tribunal from 1999 to 2005.

Parkdale—High Park: Don Baker

Baker was 49 years old at the time of the election. His father created the Family Communications company in 1949, and Baker eventually became its president. During the 1990s, the company published the magazines Today's Bride, Best Wishes (given away free at maternity wards), Baby Name, Canadian Home Planner, and the New Baby and Child Care Encyclopedia.

He received 5,668 votes (13.78%), finishing third against Liberal candidate Jesse Flis. After the election, he noted that "Parkdale-High Park reacted like the rest of the country and said it's time for big change" (Toronto Star, 26 October 1993).

In 1998, Baker expanded his company's activities to organize a North American tour for Virsky, the Ukrainian National Dance Company (Toronto Star, 25 April 1998).

Parry Sound-Muskoka: Terry Clarke Terry Clarke was raised in Port Sydney. He was a councillor in Huntsville in the 1980s and was elected mayor of that community in 1985.Rudy Platiel, "Several long-serving mayors step down this year," Globe and Mail, 12 November 1985, A18; Joe Fullerton, "Broken lake locks blamed on ministry," Toronto Star, 28 May 1987, A7. In 1987, he worked with the provincial government to secure funding for repairs to the municipal locks."Muskoka lock funding called election 'goody'," Toronto Star, 30 July 1987, A7. Clarke supported the principle of a retreat for AIDS patients and caregivers in 1990, although he also noted that it would hurt the area's tourism in the short term due to prejudice against AIDS victims.Joe Fullerton, "AIDS retreat in Muskoka irks residents," Toronto Star, 2 July 1990, A8; Mark Bourrie, "Muskoka AIDS resort to open despite furor," Toronto Star, 26 July 1990, A10.

Clarke was a high-school principal in 1993. He defeated five other candidates to win the Progressive Conservative nomination.Rosemary Speirs, "Ready for a fight Tories set to promote Campbell's freshness," Toronto Star, 28 August 1993, B1. On election day, he received 9,529 votes (20.63%) for a third-place finish against Liberal candidate Andy Mitchell.Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.

Manitoba

Kelly Clark (Provencher)

Kelly Clark was a development officer.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Provencher (1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 11 August 2008. A "Kelly Clark" was listed as working for ID Engineering Canada in 1994, although it is not clear if this is the same person. See John Douglas, "Firms ready to stake out new turf", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July 1994. Clark won the Progressive Conservative nomination for Provencher in a close contest against two strong candidates, prevailing by 21 votes on the final ballot.Doug Nairne, "Huge Tory vote evaporates", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 October 1993. In the general election, Clark received 3,765 votes (10.29%) for a third-place finish against Liberal candidate David Iftody.

Brett Eckstein (Winnipeg—Transcona)

Brett Carter Eckstein has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Economics and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Canadian Government from the University of Manitoba, as well as a Master of Science degree in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota. He worked as an aerospace consultant in 1993. He received 2,112 votes (5.11%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie.