Frontenac—Mégantic was a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1997 to 2004.
It was created in 1996 from the
Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Compton (also known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949, and again from 1968 to 1997.
History
Compton was created by ...
riding. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into
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* Beauce, France, a natural region in north-central France
* Beaucé, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France
* Beauce, Quebec
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,
Compton—Stanstead
Compton—Stanstead is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead and Richmond—Wolfe ridings.
Geograp ...
and
Mégantic—L'Érable ridings.
It consisted of:
* the cities of Black Lake, Disraeli, Lac-Mégantic, Scotstown and
Thetford Mines
Thetford Mines (; Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality.
The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 187 km east-northeast of Mo ...
;
* the County Regional Municipality of L'Amiante;
* the County Regional Municipality of Le Granit, excepting: the municipalities of Risborough and Saint-Robert-Bellarmin; the Municipality of the United Townships of Risborough-et-partie-de-Marlow;
* in the County Regional Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-François: the village municipalities of La Patrie, Saint-Gérard and Weedon Centre; the township municipalities of Ditton, Hampden, Lingwick and Weedon; the municipalities of Chartierville and Fontainebleau.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
The riding was a swing riding between the Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois.
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
Thetford Mines