Claude Tessier
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Compton (renamed to Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead in 1978)
In office
1974–1979
Preceded byHenry Latulippe
Succeeded byFrançois Gérin
Personal details
Born(1943-02-08)8 February 1943
Sainte-Thècle, Quebec
Died8 November 2010(2010-11-08) (aged 67)
Political partyLiberal

Claude Tessier (8 February 1943 – 8 November 2010) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1] He was a professor and administrator by career.

Born in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Tessier represented the Quebec riding of Compton, later known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead. Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain the riding in the 1972 federal election, he defeated the Social Credit incumbent Henry Latulippe in the 1974 election. Tessier was re-elected in 1979 and 1980, but lost to François Gérin of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1984 election. Tessier served three successive terms from the 30th to 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

electoral record

1979 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude Tessier19,309
Social CreditHenry Latulippe9,047
Progressive ConservativeClaude G. Gosselin7,463
New DemocraticMurray Dale Powell1,316
Union populaireRobert Huberdeau281
1980 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude Tessier21,562
Progressive ConservativeFernand Grenier10,336
Social CreditLéonel Drouin3,023
New DemocraticKeith Taylor1,769
RhinocerosD. Gavroche Gosselin1,002
1984 Canadian federal election: Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Gérin25,679
LiberalClaude Tessier13,123
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Walsh2,690
GreenAndrew McCammon454
Parti nationalisteMichel Houde427
Social CreditRobert Bélanger399
Commonwealth of CanadaRonald A. Javitch51

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