Compton—Frontenac
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Compton—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1947 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
History
This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Compton, Mégantic—Frontenac and Stanstead ridings.
It consisted of:
- the county of Compton and the towns of Cookshire, East Angus and Scotstown;
- in the county of Sherbrooke, the municipality of Compton and the villages of Compton and Waterville;
- in the county of Frontenac, the municipalities of Chesham, Ditchfield and Spaulding, Gayhurst, Gayhurst South-East, Marston South, St-Augustin-de-Woburn, Ste. Cécile-de-Whitton, St-Hubert-de-Spaulding, St. Léon-de-Marston, St. Sébastien, Winslow North, Winslow South, the village of St. Sébastien and the town of Mégantic; and
- in the county of Stanstead, the municipality and the village of St. Herménégilde.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Compton and Beauce ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton—Frontenac Riding created from Compton, Mégantic—Frontenac and Stanstead |
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| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | George Stearns | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Henry Latulippe | Social Credit | |
| 26th | 1963–1963 | |||
| 1963–1965 | Ralliement créditiste | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Compton and Beauce | ||||
Election results
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette | 10,764 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alden-Raymond Rousseau | 5,327 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Rosaire Lafrenière | 1,555 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette | 10,365 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Philippe A., Brulotte | 6,530 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | J.E., Jamieson | 261 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette | 9,328 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Mac Stearns | 8,270 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Curtis Henry, Lowry | 340 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Mac Stearns | 9,383 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.-A. Blanchette | 8,349 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Curtis Henry Lowry | 331 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Henry Latulippe | 8,184 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Clifford | 4,657 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gérard Lacourciere | 4,379 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Henry Latulippe | 6,234 | ||||||
| Liberal | Cecil W. Dougherty | 5,673 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Estelle Gobeil | 3,471 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Curtis Lowry | 445 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Henry Latulippe | 7,240 | ||||||
| Liberal | Cecil Dougherty | 4,464 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Fournier | 2,128 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Curtis Lowry | 1,196 | ||||||