Mégantic—Frontenac was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in the province

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 of Quebec

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., Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1935 to 1949.

This riding was created in 1933 from 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...

 and Richmond—Wolfe

Richmond—Wolfe

For other electoral districts with similar names, see Richmond Richmond–Wolfe was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1997.It was created as by the British North America Act of 1867.It was abolished in 1966 when...

 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

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:...

, Compton—Frontenac

Compton—Frontenac

Compton—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.-History:This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Compton, Mégantic—Frontenac and Stanstead ridings....

 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.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Eusèbe Roberge
   Eusèbe Roberge
   Eusèbe Roberge was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Laurierville, Quebec and became a merchant.Roberge attended the Collège de Levis....
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
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    (1935–1940)
2. Joseph Lafontaine
   Joseph Lafontaine (Quebec MP)
   Joseph Lafontaine was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic—Frontenac and then Mégantic in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1940 to 1958....
   
   , Liberal (1940–1949)

Election results

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|ROBERGE, Eusèbe ||align=right|8,619
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|BEAUDOIN, Joseph-Théophile ||align=right| 6,064
|-

|BÉLIVEAU, Joseph-Évariste-Omer ||align=right|1,460
|-

|LAFONTAINE, Joseph ||align=right|10,477
|-

|FORTIN, J.-Émile ||align=right|6,281
|-

|LAFONTAINE, Joseph ||align=right| 10,057
|-

|BEAUDOIN, Joseph-Théophile ||align=right| 7,008
|-

|GAGNÉ, Joseph ||align=right|2,106

See also

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

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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