Mégantic—Frontenac

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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.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. Eusèbe Roberge, Liberal (1935-1940)
2. Joseph Lafontaine, Liberal (1940-1949)

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament