Louis Fortin

Louis Fortin was a Progressive [Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative party] member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lévis, Quebec and became a lawyer by career.
He unsuccessfully attempt to unseat Jean Lesage at the Montmagny—L'Islet riding as an independent candidate in the 1957 Canadian [federal election|1957 federal election]. Lesage resigned from Parliament in June 1958 to serve as Quebec's provincial Liberal leader. Fortin won a byelection at Montmagny—l'Islet on 29 September 1958 and served for the remainder of the 24th Canadian Parliament. Jean-Paul Cook of the Social Credit Party defeated Fortin in the 1962 election after which Fortin did not campaign again for a House of Commons seat.