Télesphore Arsenault
Télesphore Arsenault | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Edmond Bourgeois |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1872 Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Died | January 13, 1964 (aged 92) |
| Party | Conservative (1930–1940), National Government (1940–) |
| Profession | Business manager, farmer |
Télesphore 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
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 5,582 | 64.8 | -3.4 | ||||
| National Government | Télesphore Arsenault | 3,032 | 35.2 | +18.5 | ||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis P. Robichaud | 6,504 | 68.2 | +20.2 | ||||
| Conservative | Télesphore Arsenault | 4,884 | 16.7 | -35.3 | ||||
| Independent | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 1,442 | 15.1 | * | ||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Télesphore 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. | ||||||||