Louis-Étienne Parent

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	(1875-08-21)21 August 1875 Grenville, Quebec
Died	24 May 1960(1960-05-24) (aged 84)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Perrault m. 19 September 1898
Profession	industrialist, lumber merchant

Parent attended Plateau Academy in Montreal and was also privately educated.

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.

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

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

External links

• Louis-Étienne Parent – Parliament of Canada biography