René-Antoine Pelletier
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René-Antoine Pelletier was a station agent and a Canadian federal political politician.
in the 1935 Canadian federal election
. He ran as a Social Credit
candidate defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Donald MacBeth Kennedy
. He served 1 term in office before defeated in the 1940 Canadian federal election
by Liberal
candidate John Sissons
. Pelletier ran in that election as a candidate for the New Democracy
party.
Political career
Pelletier was first elected to the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1935 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
. He ran as a Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Donald MacBeth Kennedy
Donald MacBeth Kennedy
Donald MacBeth Kennedy was a farmer as well as a provincial and federal level Canadian politician....
. He served 1 term in office before defeated in the 1940 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
by Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate John Sissons
John Sissons
John Howard Sissons was a barrister, author, judge and a Canadian federal politician.-Early life:Sissons was born in Orillia, Ontario and, at the age of four, contracted polio, which injured his leg and he walked with a limp for the rest of his life...
. Pelletier ran in that election as a candidate for the New Democracy
New Democracy (Canada)
New Democracy was a political party in Canada founded by William Duncan Herridge in 1939. Herridge, a former Conservative party adviser who was Canada's Envoy to the United States from 1931-35 during the government of R. B. Bennett....
party.