Lionel R. Tellier (December 28, 1905 – June 17, 1973) was a provincial politician from

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1940 to 1944 sitting as an Independent.

Political career

Tellier ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1940 Alberta general election The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Part ...

as an Independent candidate. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Charles Holder on the fourth vote count. The vote had Tellier running second on the first ballot but he came out ahead when the other preferences were counted. Tellier did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1944.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Independent Alberta MLAs 1973 deaths 1905 births 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub