Alexander A. Parent was a Canadian politician who was Liberal-Labour MPP for Essex North from 1945 to 1948.

Parent was president of United Auto Workers Local 195 in Windsor, Ontario in the 1940s,Ford Tension Subsides; Local 195 Waits Results Ford, Ken. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 06 May 1944: 3. and a supporter of the Communist Party of Canada, which at the time was known as the Labor-Progressive Party. In the 1945 Ontario general election, Parent was nominated by the UAW-CIO as one of three Labour candidates in the election. Parent ran in Essex North, George Burt, the UAW's Canadian director, ran in Windsor-Walkerville and Windsor mayor Arthur Reaume ran in Windsor—Sandwich. All three were jointly nominated by the Communist Labor-Progressive Party and the Ontario Liberal Party and ran as Liberal-Labour candidates"Liberals Labor's Best Hope Hepburn Informs Windsor", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]. 24 Apr 1945: 3. and targeted ridings held by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.Labor in Politics: Both CCL and TLC Organist PAC's to Take Part in Coming Elections LEABY, DILLON O. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 01 May 1945: 5.

Parent was elected, and initially caucused with the Liberal Party but quit the Liberal caucus in January 1946, denouncing the Liberals as "reactionary", in order to sit as a "straight Labor representative", caucusing with Labor-Progressive MPPs J.B. Salsberg and A. A. MacLeod."Parent Quits Liberal Party", Globe and Mail, 14 January 1946: 8"Breaks With Liberals", Toronto Daily Star, 2 February 1946: 6

He remained president of Local 195 until March 1946 when he was defeated in his bid for re-election to the union office by Earl Watson by 2,200 votes to 1,600 votes.Auto Workers Elect Hew Slate, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 04 Mar 1946: 13.

Parent did not run in the 1948 Ontario general election, and his riding was re-taken by the CCF.Post Mortem: Public Resentment Against Rising Prices and Housing Shortages Aided CCF Cause, Parry, Ross.The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 10 June 1948: 5.

He died on December 25, 1961, at the age of 53."Alex A. Parent", The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 27 Dec 1961: 4.

See also

22nd Parliament of Ontario

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