René Jutras

René Jutras
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; Letellier, Manitoba
Died	December 23, 1995 (aged 82); Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University of Manitoba

René Jutras (September 30, 1913 – December 23, 1995) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Letellier, Manitoba, the 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 served 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 served until he was defeated in the 1957 election.^[2]

Electoral history

v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e 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.

v t e 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.

References

^ "René Jutras". Manitoba Historical Society.
^ René Jutras – Parliament of Canada biography

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[1] "René Jutras". Manitoba Historical Society.

[2] René Jutras – Parliament of Canada biography

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