Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)

Frontenac was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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from 1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lotbinière

Lotbinière (electoral district)

Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

and Mégantic

Mégantic (electoral district)

Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...

ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Beauce

Beauce (electoral district)

Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.-Geography:...

and Frontenac—Mégantic

Frontenac—Mégantic

Frontenac—Mégantic was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.It was created in 1996 from the Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead riding...

ridings.

Geography

It initially consisted of:

the City of Thetford Mines;
the Towns of Black Lake and Plessisville;
the County of Mégantic;
in the County of Frontenac: the village municipality of La Guadeloupe; the parish municipality of Courcelles; the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 647 at the 2006 census....

and Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
in the County of Beauce: the village municipality of East Broughton Station; the parish municipalities of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus and Sainte-Clothilde; the municipalities of East Broughton
East Broughton, Quebec
East Broughton is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 2,357 as of 2009...

and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 883 as of 2009.-Sources:**...

.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

the City of Thetford Mines;
the Towns of Black Lake and Plessisville;
the County of Mégantic;
in the County of Beauce: the village municipality of East Broughton Station; the parish municipalities of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus and Sainte-Clothilde; the municipalities of East Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
in the County of Frontenac: the village municipality of La Guadeloupe; the parish municipality of Courcelles; the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth and Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
in the County of Lotbinère: the village municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

the towns of Black Lake, Plessisville and Thetford Mines;
the County of Mégantic;
in the County of Beauce: the Village Municipality of East-Broughton-Station; the Parish Municipality of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus; the municipalities of East Broughton, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton;
in the County of Frontenac: the Municipality of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
in the County of Lotbibière the village municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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Parliament	Years		Party
Lotbinière Lotbinière (electoral district) Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... and Mégantic Mégantic (electoral district) Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.-History:It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... prior to 1966
28th Canadian federal election, 1968 The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...	1968-1970	Bernard Dumont Bernard Dumont Bernard Dumont was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.- Member of Parliament :He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the district of Bellechasse in the 1962 federeal election...	Ralliement Créditiste Ralliement créditiste Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; at various times they had...
	1970-1972	Léopold Corriveau Léopold Corriveau Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
29th Canadian federal election, 1972 The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...	1972-1974
30th Canadian federal election, 1974 The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term...	1974-1979
31st Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...	1979-1980
32nd Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...	1980-1984
33rd Canadian federal election, 1984 The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...	1984-1988	Marcel Masse Marcel Masse Marcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
34th Canadian federal election, 1988 The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....	1988-1993
35th Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...	1993-1997	Jean-Guy Chrétien Jean-Guy Chrétien Jean-Guy Chrétien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and farmer by career....	Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

Election results

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|DUMONT, Bernard

Bernard Dumont

Bernard Dumont was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.- Member of Parliament :He ran as a Social Credit candidate in the district of Bellechasse in the 1962 federeal election...

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|THÉBERGE, Gaëtan ||align=right|9,863
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|PAUL, André ||align=right|3,510
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|LAFLEUR, Claude ||align=right|1,231
By-election: On Mr. Dumont's resignation, 6 April 1970
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

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|CHAMPAGNE, Michel

Michel Champagne

Michel Champagne was a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman, political scientist and teacher by career.-Early political experience:...

||align=right|7,721
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|PAUL, Victor ||align=right|2,154
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

||align=right|12,014
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|LESSARD, Nelson-O. ||align=right|11,950
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|CYR, Benoît ||align=right| 5,635
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

||align=right|14,236
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|MERCIER, Thérèse ||align=right|10,000
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|BÉLEC, Daniel ||align=right|2,667
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|PAQUET, Adrien ||align=right| 2,032
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

||align=right|17,024
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|BÉLAND, Jean-Louis ||align=right|11,582
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|CLOUTIER, Georges Henri ||align=right|7,140
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|VAILLANCOURT, Martin ||align=right| 492
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|COUILLARD DE LÉPINAY, Robert ||align=right|429
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|BEAUDOIN, Gaston ||align=right|173
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|NOLIN, Jean-Daniel ||align=right|63
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

||align=right|14,745
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|ROY, Fabien

Fabien Roy

Fabien Roy was a politician in Quebec, Canada, in the 1970s. Roy was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec and the Canadian House of Commons, and advocated social credit theories of monetary reform.-Background:...

||align=right|10,328
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|LAUZON, Yves ||align=right| 4,922
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|LAVIGNE, Jean-Denis ||align=right| 1,693
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|GILBERT, Hugues ||align=right| 202
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|TURMEL, Jean ||align=right|101
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|MÉTIVIER, Patricia

Patricia Métivier

Patricia Métivier is a resident of Montreal and an obscure perennial candidate in Canadian politics.-Background:Listed over the years as an accountant, a researcher or a TV announcer, she ran in at least 25 elections from 1972 to 2001. Most of the time, she would not get more than 2.5% of the vote...

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|NOLIN, Jean-Daniel ||align=right|46
Due to the death of one of the candidates for the riding of Frontenac, the general election scheduled for February 18, 1980 in this riding was postponed until March 24, 1980.
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|MASSE, Marcel

Marcel Masse

Marcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal...

||align=right|28,246
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|CORRIVEAU, Léopold

Léopold Corriveau

Léopold Corriveau was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was an electrician by career....

||align=right|9,154
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|BOUCHARD, Rita ||align=right|1,081
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|FOURNIER, Pierre ||align=right| 823
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|HOULE, Richard ||align=right|386
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|MASSE, Marcel

Marcel Masse

||align=right|25,872
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|PATRY, Réal ||align=right|6,978
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|L'HEUREUX, Claude ||align=right|1,785
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|GUERNON, Jean ||align=right|511
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|CHRÉTIEN, Jean-Guy

Jean-Guy Chrétien

Jean-Guy Chrétien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and farmer by career....

||align=right|18,603
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|JAM, Jean-Guy ||align=right|6,984
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|NADEAU, Jean-Claude ||align=right|5,017
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|GUERNON, Jean-René ||align=right|359
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|BOWMAN, Joseph ||align=right|332
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|TURMEL, Jean C.

John C. Turmel

John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...

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External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Geography

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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