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MĂ©gantic—Frontenac
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1947
First contested 1935
Last contested 1945

MĂ©gantic—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 MĂ©gantic and Richmond—Wolfe ridings. It consisted of:

  • the county of MĂ©gantic 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-MĂ©thode-d'Adstock, St-SĂ©bastien 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 MĂ©gantic ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
MĂ©gantic—Frontenac
Riding created from MĂ©gantic and Richmond—Wolfe
18th  1935–1940     EusĂšbe Roberge Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Joseph Lafontaine
20th  1945–1949
Riding dissolved into Beauce, Compton—Frontenac and MĂ©gantic

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal EusĂšbe Roberge 8,619
Reconstruction Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin 6,064
Conservative Joseph-Évariste-Omer BĂ©liveau 1,460
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 10,477
National Government J.-Émile Fortin 6,281
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 10,057
Independent Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin 7,008
Social Credit Joseph Gagné 2,106

See also

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MĂ©gantic—Frontenac
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1947
First contested 1935
Last contested 1945

MĂ©gantic—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 MĂ©gantic and Richmond—Wolfe ridings. It consisted of:

  • the county of MĂ©gantic 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-MĂ©thode-d'Adstock, St-SĂ©bastien 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 MĂ©gantic ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
MĂ©gantic—Frontenac
Riding created from MĂ©gantic and Richmond—Wolfe
18th  1935–1940     EusĂšbe Roberge Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Joseph Lafontaine
20th  1945–1949
Riding dissolved into Beauce, Compton—Frontenac and MĂ©gantic

Election results

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal EusĂšbe Roberge 8,619
Reconstruction Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin 6,064
Conservative Joseph-Évariste-Omer BĂ©liveau 1,460
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 10,477
National Government J.-Émile Fortin 6,281
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 10,057
Independent Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin 7,008
Social Credit Joseph Gagné 2,106

See also

External links


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