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

1935 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis P. Robichaud6,50468.2+20.2
ConservativeTélésphore Arsenault4,88416.7-35.3
IndependentAlexandre-Joseph Doucet1,44215.1*
1930 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeTélésphore Arsenault4,88452.0+5.4
LiberalAlfred Bourgeois4,50448.0-5.4


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