René Jutras
Canadian politician
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René Jutras (September 30, 1913 – December 23, 1995) was a Canadian politician.
René Jutras | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher | |
| In office 1940–1957 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur-Lucien Beaubien |
| Succeeded by | Warner Jorgenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1913 |
| Died | December 23, 1995 (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Party | Liberal |
| University of Manitoba | |
Born in Letellier, Manitoba, the of son Joseph Jutras and Clara Blais, he attended St. Boniface College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba. During World War II he was in the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Provencher in the 1940 federal election. A Liberal, he lost his seat in the 1957 election.[2]
Electoral history
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Warner Jorgenson | 4,739 | 35.2 | +13.8 | ||||
| Liberal | René Jutras | 4,489 | 33.3 | -32.6 | ||||
| Social Credit | Hugh M. Campbell | 3,992 | 29.6 | +17.0 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Charles Biesick | 246 | 1.8 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,466 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | René Jutras | 6,632 | 66.0 | +2.9 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Abram J. Thiessen | 2,151 | 21.4 | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Wilbert Tinkler | 1,269 | 12.6 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,052 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | René Jutras | 6,834 | 63.0 | +23.3 | ||||
| Independent | Bruce MacKenzie | 4,008 | 37.0 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,842 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | René Jutras | 4,541 | 39.7 | +8.9 | ||||
| Independent | Leo Arthur Slater | 2,220 | 19.4 | -7.8 | ||||
| Social Credit | Paul Prince | 1,940 | 17.0 | +10.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alexander Duncan Miller | 1,838 | 16.1 | +9.2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dalton Madill Boyd | 894 | 7.8 | -4.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,433 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | René Jutras | 3,768 | 30.8 | -31.9 | ||||
| Independent | Leo A. Slater | 3,329 | 27.2 | – | ||||
| Independent | Harry Matthew Podolsky | 1,765 | 14.4 | – | ||||
| National Government | William Richard Johnston | 1,441 | 11.8 | -25.5 | ||||
| New Democracy | Albert Banville | 1,099 | 9.0 | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Évariste Rupert Gagnon | 841 | 6.9 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,243 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
