Joseph-Étienne Dussault
Member of Parliament
for Lévis
In office
October 1925  July 1930
Preceded byJoseph-Boutin Bourassa
Succeeded byÉmile Fortin
Member of Parliament
for Lévis
In office
October 1935  January 1940
Preceded byÉmile Fortin
Succeeded byMaurice Bourget
Personal details
Born(1884-10-17)17 October 1884
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Died25 December 1943(1943-12-25) (aged 59)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Jeannette Belleau
m. 8 June 1908[1]
Professioncontractor, editor, industrialist

Joseph-Étienne Dussault (17 October 1884 25 December 1943) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lévis, Quebec and became a contractor, editor and industrialist.

Dussault was educated at the Quebec Seminary. He was a municipal politician, a councillor for Lévis, Quebec from 1911 to 1919.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lévis riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected in 1926. Dussault was defeated in the 1930 election by Émile Fortin of the Conservative party, but won the seat back in the 1935 election. After completing the term of the 18th Canadian Parliament, Dussault did not seek another term in the 1940 election.

1925 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault7,192
ConservativeL. Gédéon Gravel4,899
1926 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault7,127
ConservativeÉmile Fortin5,838
By-election on 8 July 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeÉmile Fortin7,065
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Dussault6,880
1935 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Etienne Dussault8,488
ConservativeAlbert Dumontier3,770
ReconstructionLaval-Édouard Fortier316
Liberal–LabourCharles-Achille Cauchy54

References

  1. Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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