Louis Deniset

Louis Deniset (June 29, 1919 – August 26, 1983)[1] was a Liberal Party of Canada member for Saint Boniface, Manitoba, from October 14, 1957, to February 1, 1958.

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

Early life

Deniset was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, on June 29, 1919, to François Deniset and Rachel Bernier. He attended Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and later the University of Manitoba, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. During World War II Deniset served as an officer of the Royal 22^e Régiment and from 1954 to 1957 he served as a 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 Louis St. Laurent called an early election for June 10, confident of victory after twenty-two years of Liberal Party government.[3] Deniset was successful in his attempt to run for the district of Saint Boniface and began his term as a member of the House of Commons of Canada in opposition to a minority Conservative Party government. St. Laurent resigned the leadership of the Liberal party and a new leader, 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
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
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

1. DENISET, Louis Parliamentarian Files. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
2. Louis Deniset. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
3. The elections of 1957 and 1958 Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Histori.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

• Louis Deniset – Parliament of Canada biography