Maurice Allard

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =Maurice Allard.png

| caption = Official 1966 portrait

| cabinet =

| term_start =1958

| term_end =1962

| predecessor =Maurice Gingues

| successor =Gérard Chapdelaine

| birth_date =January 2, 1922

| birth_place =Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

| death_date ={{Death date and age|1988|9|14|1922|1|2}}

| death_place =Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| profession =lawyer
law professor

| party =Progressive Conservative 1958-1963

| residence =

| riding =Sherbrooke

| portfolio =

| footnotes =

| portfolio 2 =

| term_start2=1965

| term_end2=1968

| predecessor2=Gérard Chapdelaine

| successor2=Paul Mullins Gervais

| spouse=

}}

Maurice Allard (January 2, 1922 – September 14, 1988) was a Canadian politician, as well as a law professor and a lawyer. Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he was elected in 1958 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Sherbrooke. He ran as an Independent Progressive Conservative and was defeated in the same riding in 1962. Allard quit the Progressive Conservative party in 1963 due to his opposition to party leader John Diefenbaker.{{cite news|title=Lesage Unhappy Despite Victory|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-eFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XzwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7338,2173135&dq=maurice-allard+independent&hl=en|accessdate=March 12, 2012|newspaper=Leader-Post|date=November 10, 1965}} He was elected in 1965 as an Independent Progressive Conservative and remained in the House of Commons as such until his resignation on March 6, 1968.