Compton—Frontenac

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

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.

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)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette	10,764
	Progressive Conservative	Alden-Raymond Rousseau	5,327
	Union des électeurs	Rosaire Lafrenière	1,555

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette	10,365
	Progressive Conservative	Philippe A., Brulotte	6,530
	Co-operative Commonwealth	J.E., Jamieson	261

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette	9,328
	Progressive Conservative	George Mac Stearns	8,270
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Curtis Henry, Lowry	340

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

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	Henry Latulippe	8,184
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Clifford	4,657
	Liberal	Gérard Lacourciere	4,379

Canadian federal election, 1963
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

Canadian federal election, 1965
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

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament