Lionel Bertrand

Lionel Bertrand
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Terrebonne
In office 1940–1957
Preceded by	Louis-Étienne Parent
Succeeded by	Raymond Raymond
Personal details
Born	(1906-03-10)March 10, 1906 St. Jovite, Quebec
Died	March 26, 1979(1979-03-26) (aged 73)
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Independent Liberal (1940-1944), Liberal Party (1945-)

Lionel Bertrand (March 10, 1906 – March 26, 1979) was a Canadian politician, journalist and newspaper editor. Born in St. Jovite, Quebec, Bertrand was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal to represent the riding of Terrebonne. He joined the Liberal Party for the 1945 election and was re-elected that year then re-elected in 1949 and in 1953. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec elected in 1960 to represent the electoral district of Terrebonne. He was appointed as Provincial Secretary, followed by Minister of Tourism, Fish and Game then followed by Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. Bertrand also authored a number of books.

Electoral record

1953 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Lionel Bertrand	acclaimed

1949 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lionel Bertrand	18,304	66.9	+0.2
	Progressive Conservative	Lucien Thinel	8,107	29.6
	Union des électeurs	Jean-Paul Houle	953	3.5
Total valid votes			27,364	100.0

1945 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lionel Bertrand	15,383	66.6	+26.9
	Bloc populaire	Henri Dionne	6,726	29.1
	Independent	Charles Aubry	691	3.0
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Louis-Philippe Lebel	281	1.2
Total valid votes			23,081	100.0

1940 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Lionel Bertrand	7,839	44.9
	Liberal	Louis-Étienne Parent	6,938	39.8	-25.3
	National Government	Léopold Lachapelle	2,668	15.3	-11.9
Total valid votes			17,445	100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

External links

• Lionel Bertrand – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.