Joseph-Étienne Dussault

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.

Joseph-Étienne Dussault
Member of Parliament for Lévis
In office October 1925 – July 1930
Preceded by	Joseph-Boutin Bourassa
Succeeded by	Émile Fortin
Member of Parliament for Lévis
In office October 1935 – January 1940
Preceded by	Émile Fortin
Succeeded by	Maurice Bourget
Personal details
Born	(1884-10-17)17 October 1884 Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Died	25 December 1943(1943-12-25) (aged 59)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Jeannette Belleau m. 8 June 1908[1]
Profession	contractor, editor, 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.

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Étienne Dussault	7,192
	Conservative	L. Gédéon Gravel	4,899

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Étienne Dussault	7,127
	Conservative	Émile Fortin	5,838

By-election on 8 July 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Émile Fortin	7,065
	Liberal	Joseph-Étienne Dussault	6,880

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Etienne Dussault	8,488
	Conservative	Albert Dumontier	3,770
	Reconstruction	Laval-Édouard Fortier	316
	Liberal–Labour	Charles-Achille Cauchy	54

References

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

External links

• Joseph-Étienne Dussault – Parliament of Canada biography