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 formerly a heart surgeon.

Doctor Jim Parrott
MLA for Fundy-River Valley
In office October 12, 2010 – September 22, 2014
Preceded by	Jack Keir
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Personal details
Born	(1942-09-15)September 15, 1942 Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Died	October 4, 2016(2016-10-04) (aged 74) Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Progressive Conservative (2010–2012, 2014) Independent (2012-2014)
Occupation	Surgeon

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][4] On April 30, 2014, Parrott returned to the Progressive Conservative caucus.^[5][6] 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.^[7][8][9]