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Mégantic—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec., Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Eusèbe Roberge, Liberal (1935–1940)
- Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1940–1949)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal ROBERGE, Eusèbe 8,619 Reconstruction BEAUDOIN, Joseph-Théophile 6,064 Conservative BÉLIVEAU, Joseph-Évariste-Omer 1,460 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal LAFONTAINE, Joseph 10,477 National Government FORTIN, J.-Émile 6,281 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Liberal LAFONTAINE, Joseph 10,057 Independent BEAUDOIN, Joseph-Théophile 7,008 Social Credit GAGNÉ, Joseph 2,106 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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