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Télésphore Arsenault

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Télésphore Arsenault
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
19301935
Preceded byAlfred Edmond Bourgeois
Succeeded byLouis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud
Personal details
Born(1872-01-01)January 1, 1872
Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
DiedJanuary 13, 1964(1964-01-13) (aged 92)
Political partyConservative (1930–1940), National Government (1940–)
ProfessionBusiness manager, farmer

Télésphore Arsenault (January 1, 1872 – January 13, 1964) was a Canadian politician, business manager and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 election in the riding of Kent as a Member of the Conservative Party and defeated in the 1935 election. He ran in the 1940 election as a Nationalist but lost.

Electoral record

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1935 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis P. Robichaud 6,504 68.2 +20.2
Conservative Télésphore Arsenault 4,884 16.7 -35.3
Independent Alexandre-Joseph Doucet 1,442 15.1 *
1930 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Télésphore Arsenault 4,884 52.0 +5.4
Liberal Alfred Bourgeois 4,504 48.0 -5.4
Source(s)
"Kent, New Brunswick (1867 - 1966)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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