Télesphore St. Arnaud (15 December 1870 – 15 January 1948) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

St. Arnaud ran for a seat to the Legislature in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed governments. The Liberal Party, which had governed the province since it ...

. He defeated Liberal incumbent Lucien Boudreau in a straight fight to pick up the St. Albert electoral district for the

United Farmers United Farmers may refer to: *The United Farmers' MPs in the Canadian House of Commons who founded the Progressive Party of Canada in 1920 *United Farmers of Alberta, a political party which governed Alberta from 1921 to 1935 and also elected membe ...

. He did not run for re-election and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1926.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Arnaud, Telesphore Franco-Albertan people United Farmers of Alberta MLAs People from Mauricie 1870 births 1948 deaths