Complex sentence: Tellier ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in 1935; he also suffered defeats when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1939 and in 1962.
Split into simpler sentences: Tellier ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in 1935. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1939 and in 1962.