Jim Parrott

James Charles William Parrott (September 15, 1942 – October 4, 2016) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Fundy-River Valley. Parrott was a heart surgeon.

Doctor

Jim Parrott
MLA for Fundy-River Valley
In office
October 12, 2010 – September 22, 2014
Preceded byJack Keir
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born(1942-09-15)September 15, 1942
Sioux Lookout, Ontario
DiedOctober 4, 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 74)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyProgressive Conservative
(2010–2012, 2014)
Independent
(2012-2014)
OccupationSurgeon

Originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives,[1] Parrott was later removed from caucus by David Alward after criticizing the government's health care and bilingualism policies.[2] He sat as an independent MLA for most his time in office.

On March 19, 2014, Parrott announced that he would seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new riding of Kings Centre for the 2014 election.[3] On April 30, 2014, Parrott returned to the Progressive Conservative caucus.[4][5] He ultimately ran in the riding of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West, losing to incumbent MLA Rick Doucet.

On October 4, 2016, Parrott died at the age of 74 after a period of declining health.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "New Brunswick Votes 2010: Fundy-River Valley". CBC News. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. "Saint John-area MLA kicked out of Tory caucus". CBC News. September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. Morris, Chris (March 19, 2014). "Parrott seeking to run for Tories again". Telegraph-Journal. p. A1. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Outspoken doctor returns to N.B. Progressive Conservative caucus". CTV News. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. "Dr. Jim Parrott rejoins Progressive Conservative caucus". CBC News. April 30, 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  6. http://www.brenansfh.com/obituaries/110387
  7. "Ex-Progressive Conservative MLA Dr. Jim Parrott mourned". CBC News. October 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  8. "Conservative Leader Mourns Death Of Dr. Jim Parrot". country94.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.


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