Mégantic—Frontenac
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1933 |
District abolished | 1947 |
First contested | 1935 |
Last contested | 1945 |
Mégantic—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949.
This riding was created in 1933 from Mégantic and Richmond—Wolfe ridings. It consisted of:
- the county of Mégantic except that part as is included in the municipalities of Leeds, Leeds East, St-Jacques-de-Leeds, Nelson, Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village of Lyster;
- that part of the county of Frontenac as is included in the municipalities of Courcelles, St-Vital-de-Lambton, St-Evariste-de-Forsyth, St-Méthode-d'Adstock, St-Sébastien and the villages of Lambton and St-Evariste Station;
- that part of the county of Wolfe as is included in the municipalities of Garthby, Stratford, Wolfestown, D'Israeli and the villages of Beaulac and D'Israeli.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Beauce, Compton—Frontenac and Mégantic ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Mégantic—Frontenac Riding created from Mégantic and Richmond—Wolfe | ||||
18th | 1935–1940 | Eusèbe Roberge | Liberal | |
19th | 1940–1945 | Joseph Lafontaine | ||
20th | 1945–1949 | |||
Riding dissolved into Beauce, Compton—Frontenac and Mégantic |
Election results
1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Eusèbe Roberge | 8,619 | ||||||
Reconstruction | Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin | 6,064 | ||||||
Conservative | Joseph-Évariste-Omer Béliveau | 1,460 |
1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Joseph Lafontaine | 10,477 | ||||||
National Government | J.-Émile Fortin | 6,281 |
1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Joseph Lafontaine | 10,057 | ||||||
Independent | Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin | 7,008 | ||||||
Social Credit | Joseph Gagné | 2,106 |
See also
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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