Jim Parrott

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = |

|honorific-prefix = Doctor

| name = Jim Parrott

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|9|15}}

| birth_place =Sioux Lookout, Ontario

| death_date={{Death date and age|2016|10|4|1942|9|15}}

| death_place=Saint John, New Brunswick

| residence =

| office = MLA for Fundy-River Valley

| term_start = October 12, 2010

| term_end = September 22, 2014

| predecessor = Jack Keir

| successor = riding dissolved

| party = Progressive Conservative
(2010–2012, 2014)
Independent
(2012-2014)

| religion =

| occupation = Surgeon

}}

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 formerly a heart surgeon.

Originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nbvotes2010/ridings/037/|title=New Brunswick Votes 2010: Fundy-River Valley|publisher=CBC News|date=September 27, 2010|accessdate=2016-10-08}} Parrott was later removed from caucus by David Alward after criticizing the government's health care and bilingualism policies.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-area-mla-kicked-out-of-tory-caucus-1.1133617|title=Saint John-area MLA kicked out of Tory caucus|publisher=CBC News|date=September 20, 2012|accessdate=2016-10-08}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=March 19, 2014 |title=Parrott seeking to run for Tories again |work=Telegraph-Journal |pages=A1}}{{Cite web |title=Jim Parrott to seek nomination to run for Tories in N.B. election - New Brunswick {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1217529/jim-parrott-to-seek-nomination-to-run-for-tories-in-n-b-election/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Global News |language=en-US}} On April 30, 2014, Parrott returned to the Progressive Conservative caucus.{{cite web|url=http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/outspoken-doctor-returns-to-n-b-progressive-conservative-caucus-1.1799321|title=Outspoken doctor returns to N.B. Progressive Conservative caucus|publisher=CTV News|date=April 30, 2014|accessdate=2016-10-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dr-jim-parrott-rejoins-progressive-conservative-caucus-1.2627005|title=Dr. Jim Parrott rejoins Progressive Conservative caucus|publisher=CBC News|date=April 30, 2014|accessdate=2016-10-08}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.brenansfh.com/obituaries/110387 |title=Dr. James "Doc" Parrott |website=www.brenansfh.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008082142/http://www.brenansfh.com/obituaries/110387 |archive-date=2016-10-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jim-parrott-obit-1.3791898|title=Ex-Progressive Conservative MLA Dr. Jim Parrott mourned|publisher=CBC News|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=2016-10-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://country94.ca/news/678458371/conservative-leader-mourns-death-dr-jim-parrot|title=Conservative Leader Mourns Death Of Dr. Jim Parrot|website=country94.ca|access-date=2016-10-05|archive-date=2016-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006010738/http://country94.ca/news/678458371/conservative-leader-mourns-death-dr-jim-parrot|url-status=dead}}