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Compton—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.
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History
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Compton, Mégantic—Frontenac and Stanstead ridings.
It consisted of:
- the county of Compton and the towns of Cookshire, East Angus and Scotstown;
- in the county of Sherbrooke, the municipality of Compton and the villages of Compton and Waterville;
- in the county of Frontenac, the municipalities of Chesham, Ditchfield and Spaulding, Gayhurst, Gayhurst South-East, Marston South, St-Augustin-de-Woburn, Ste. Cécile-de-Whitton, St-Hubert-de-Spaulding, St. Léon-de-Marston, St. Sébastien, Winslow North, Winslow South, the village of St. Sébastien and the town of Mégantic; and
- in the county of Stanstead, the municipality and the village of St. Herménégilde.
It was abolished in 1966 when it eas redistributed into Compton and Beauce ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette, Liberal (1949-1958)
- George Mac Stearns, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Henry LaTulippe, Social Credit (1962-1968)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette 10,764 Progressive Conservative Alden-Raymond Rousseau 5,327 Union des électeurs Rosaire Lafrenière 1,555 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette 10,365 Progressive Conservative Philippe A., Brulotte 6,530 Co-operative Commonwealth J.E., Jamieson 261 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette 9,328 Progressive Conservative George Mac Stearns 8,270 Co-operative Commonwealth Curtis Henry, Lowry 340 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative George Mac Stearns 9,383 Liberal J.-A. Blanchette 8,349 Co-operative Commonwealth Curtis Henry Lowry 331 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit Henry Latulippe 8,184 Progressive Conservative Bill Clifford 4,657 Liberal Gérard Lacourciere 4,379 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit Henry Latulippe 6,234 Liberal Cecil W. Dougherty 5,673 Progressive Conservative Estelle Gobeil 3,471 New Democrat Curtis Lowry 445 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Ralliement créditiste Henry Latulippe 7,240 Liberal Cecil Dougherty 4,464 Progressive Conservative Robert Fournier 2,128 New Democrat Curtis Lowry 1,196 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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