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 byJules-Édouard Prévost
Succeeded byLionel Bertrand
Personal details
Born(1875-08-21)21 August 1875
Grenville, Quebec
Died24 May 1960(1960-05-24) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Perrault
m. 19 September 1898[1]
Professionindustrialist, 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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
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