Louis Deniset
Louis Deniset | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. Boniface | |
| In office October 14, 1957 – February 1, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Fernand Viau |
| Succeeded by | Laurier Régnier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1919 St. Boniface, Manitoba |
| Died | August 26, 1983 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Louis Deniset (June 29, 1919 – August 26, 1983)Saint Boniface, Manitoba, from October 14, 1957, to February 1, 1958.
Early life
Deniset was born in
lieutenant-colonel of the Winnipeg Grenadiers. Having married Jeanne Remillard in April 1951, Deniset returned to St. Boniface and established a law practice there. Before his entry on the political scene, he served as L'Association d'education des canadiens français du Manitoba.[2]
Political career
In 1957 Prime Minister of Canada
Lester Pearson, was appointed. Pearson made the decision to call for the new Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's resignation, and Diefenbaker called an early election. Deniset lost his seat in the March 31, 1958, general election, having served a term of 9 months, 21 days.[1][3]
Deniset died on August 26, 1983, at age 64.[1]
Election results
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Laurier Régnier | 12,688 | 44.0 | +19.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Louis Deniset | 9,500 | 33.0 | +1.8 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nicholas Manchur | 5,759 | 20.0 | -4.9 | ||||
| Social Credit | Lockie A. Miles | 881 | 3.1 | -12.4 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,828 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis Deniset | 7,777 | 31.1 | -12.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nicholas Manchur | 6,216 | 24.9 | -5.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Laurier Régnier | 6,040 | 24.2 | -2.7 | ||||
| Social Credit | Dollard Lafrenière | 3,872 | 15.5 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | Fernand Viau | 1,074 | 4.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 24,979 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c DENISET, Louis Parliamentarian Files. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ Louis Deniset. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ a b The elections of 1957 and 1958 Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Histori.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
