René-Antoine Pelletier (2 September 1908 – 30 March 1993) was a station agent and a Canadian federal political politician.

Political career

Pelletier was first elected to the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

in the

1935 Canadian federal election The 1935 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 1935, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Min ...

. He ran as a Social Credit candidate defeated incumbent Member of Parliament

Donald MacBeth Kennedy Donald MacBeth Kennedy (August 21, 1884 – September 25, 1957) was a Canadian farmer as well as a provincial and federal level Canadian politician representing Albertans. He was a UFA MLA 1921-1922 and a Progressive/UFA MP 1921–1935. Kennedy ...

. He served 1 term in office before defeated in the

1940 Canadian federal election The 1940 Canadian federal election was held March 26, 1940, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 19th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party was re-elected to their second consecutiv ...

by Liberal candidate John Sissons. Pelletier ran in that election as a candidate for the New Democracy party. He died in 1993 and was buried at Our Lady of Good Hope Roman Catholic, Hope Cemetery.

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* Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Social Credit Party of Canada MPs New Democracy (Canada) candidates in the 1940 Canadian federal election People from Laurentides 1908 births 1993 deaths {{Alberta-politician-stub