Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)

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Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Lotbinière and Mégantic ridings. It was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Beauce and Frontenac—Mégantic ridings.

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[edit] Geography

It initially consisted of:

  • the City of Thetford Mines;
  • the Towns of Black Lake and Plessisville;
  • the County of Mégantic;
  • in the County of Frontenac: the village municipality of La Guadeloupe; the parish municipality of Courcelles; the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth and Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
  • in the County of Beauce: the village municipality of East Broughton Station; the parish municipalities of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus and Sainte-Clothilde; the municipalities of East Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the City of Thetford Mines;
  • the Towns of Black Lake and Plessisville;
  • the County of Mégantic;
  • in the County of Beauce: the village municipality of East Broughton Station; the parish municipalities of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus and Sainte-Clothilde; the municipalities of East Broughton and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.
  • in the County of Frontenac: the village municipality of La Guadeloupe; the parish municipality of Courcelles; the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth and Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
  • in the County of Lotbinère: the village municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:

  • the towns of Black Lake, Plessisville and Thetford Mines;
  • the County of Mégantic;
  • in the County of Beauce: the Village Municipality of East-Broughton-Station; the Parish Municipality of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus; the municipalities of East-Broughton, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce and Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton;
  • in the County of Frontenac: the Municipality of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac;
  • in the County of Lotbibière the village municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre; the parish municipalities of Sainte-Agathe and Saint-Sylvestre.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Bernard Dumont, Ralliement Créditiste (1968-1970)
  2. Léopold Corriveau, Liberal (1970-1984)
  3. Marcel Masse, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
  4. Jean-Guy Chrétien, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste DUMONT, Bernard 12,298
     Liberal THÉBERGE, Gaëtan 9,863
     Progressive Conservative PAUL, André 3,510
     New Democrat LAFLEUR, Claude 1,231

By-election: On Mr. Dumont's resignation, 6 April 1970


By-election on 16 November 1970
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 13,404
     Ralliement créditiste CHAMPAGNE, Michel 7,721
     Progressive Conservative PAUL, Victor 2,154


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 12,014
     Social Credit LESSARD, Nelson-O. 11,950
     Progressive Conservative CYR, Benoît 5,635


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 14,236
     Social Credit MERCIER, Thérèse 10,000
     Progressive Conservative BÉLEC, Daniel 2,667
     New Democrat PAQUET, Adrien 2,032


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 17,024
     Social Credit BÉLAND, Jean-Louis 11,582
     Progressive Conservative CLOUTIER, Georges Henri 7,140
     New Democrat VAILLANCOURT, Martin 492
     Rhino COUILLARD DE LÉPINAY, Robert 429
     Union Populaire BEAUDOIN, Gaston 173
     Marxist-Leninist NOLIN, Jean-Daniel 63


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 14,745
     Social Credit ROY, Fabien 10,328
     Progressive Conservative LAUZON, Yves 4,922
     New Democrat LAVIGNE, Jean-Denis 1,693
     Not affiliated GILBERT, Hugues 202
     Independent TURMEL, Jean 101
     Independent MÉTIVIER, Patricia 92
     Marxist-Leninist NOLIN, Jean-Daniel 46

Due to the death of one of the candidates for the riding of Frontenac, the general election scheduled for February 18, 1980 in this riding was postponed until March 24, 1980.


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative MASSE, Marcel 28,246
     Liberal CORRIVEAU, Léopold 9,154
     New Democrat BOUCHARD, Rita 1,081
     Rhino FOURNIER, Pierre 823
     Nationaliste HOULE, Richard 386


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative MASSE, Marcel 25,872
     Liberal PATRY, Réal 6,978
     New Democrat L'HEUREUX, Claude 1,785
     Green GUERNON, Jean 511


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois CHRÉTIEN, Jean-Guy 18,603
     Liberal JAM, Jean-Guy 6,984
     Progressive Conservative NADEAU, Jean-Claude 5,017
     Green GUERNON, Jean-René 359
     New Democrat BOWMAN, Joseph 332
     Abolitionist TURMEL, Jean C. 195

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