Compton—Frontenac

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Compton—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.

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[edit] 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 eas redistributed into Compton and Beauce ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette, Liberal (1949-1958)
  2. George Mac Stearns, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  3. Henry LaTulippe, Social Credit (1962-1968)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLANCHETTE, J.-Adéodat 10,764
     Progressive Conservative ROUSSEAU, Alden-Raymond 5,327
     Union des électeurs LAFRENIÈRE, Rosaire 1,555


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLANCHETTE, J.-Adéodat 10,365
     Progressive Conservative BRULOTTE, Philippe A. 6,530
     Co-operative Commonwealth JAMIESON, J.E. 261


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BLANCHETTE, J.-A. 9,328
     Progressive Conservative STEARNS, George Mac. 8,270
     Co-operative Commonwealth LOWRY, Curtis Henry 340


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative STEARNS, George Mac 9,383
     Liberal BLANCHETTE, J.-A. 8,349
     Co-operative Commonwealth LOWRY, Curtis Henry 331


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit LATULIPPE, Henry 8,184
     Progressive Conservative CLIFFORD, Bill 4,657
     Liberal LACOURCIERE, Gérard 4,379


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit LATULIPPE, Henry 6,234
     Liberal DOUGHERTY, Cecil W. 5,673
     Progressive Conservative GOBEIL, Estelle 3,471
     New Democrat LOWRY, Curtis 445


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste LATULIPPE, Henry 7,240
     Liberal DOUGHERTY, Cecil 4,464
     Progressive Conservative FOURNIER, Robert 2,128
     New Democrat LOWRY, Curtis 1,196

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