Mégantic—Frontenac

Not to be confused with Frontenac—Mégantic.
Mégantic—Frontenac
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 1947
First contested 1935
Last contested 1945

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:

It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Beauce, Compton—Frontenac and Mégantic ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

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

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEusèbe Roberge 8,619
ReconstructionJoseph-Théophile Beaudoin 6,064
ConservativeJoseph-Évariste-Omer Béliveau 1,460
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lafontaine 10,477
National GovernmentJ.-Émile Fortin 6,281
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lafontaine 10,057
IndependentJoseph-Théophile Beaudoin 7,008
Social CreditJoseph Gagné 2,106

See also

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