Louis-Étienne Parent (21 August 1875 – 24 May 1960) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Grenville, Quebec and became an industrialist and lumber merchant.
Louis-Étienne Parent | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Terrebonne | |
| In office July 1930 – March 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Jules-Édouard Prévost |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Bertrand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1875 Grenville, Quebec |
| Died | 24 May 1960 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Perrault m. 19 September 1898[1] |
| Profession | industrialist, lumber merchant |
Parent attended Plateau Academy in Montreal and was also privately educated.[1]
Parent was mayor of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec from 1906 to 1931. In 1929, he was also President of the Lumber Merchants Association of Quebec.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Terrebonne riding in the 1930 general election then re-elected in 1935. He was defeated in the 1940 election by Lionel Bertrand, an independent Liberal candidate.
Electoral record edit
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Lionel Bertrand | 7,839 | 44.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Louis-Étienne Parent | 6,938 | 39.8 | -25.3 | ||||
| National Government | Léopold Lachapelle | 2,668 | 15.3 | -11.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,445 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis-Étienne Parent | 9,900 | 65.1 | +8.9 | ||||
| Conservative | Léopold Nantel | 4,141 | 27.2 | -16.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Eugène Léveillé | 1,172 | 7.7 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 15,213 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis-Étienne Parent | 8,609 | 56.1 | -19.5 | ||||
| Conservative | Guillaume-André Fauteux | 6,727 | 43.9 | +19.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,336 | 100.0 | ||||||
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