Compton was a former provincial electoral district in the

Estrie Estrie () is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone. Angl ...

region of

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. It elected members to the

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(earlier known as the

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). It was created for the 1867 election (and a district of that name existed earlier in the

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). Its final election was in

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. It disappeared in the 1973 election, when it merged with Mégantic to form the

Mégantic-Compton Megantic-Compton is a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of East Angus, Cookshire-Eaton, Lac-Mégantic, Weedon, Lac-Drolet and Chartierville. ...

electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly

* James Ross,

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(1867–1871) * William Sawyer, Conservative Party (1871–1886) * John McIntosh, Conservative Party (1886–1894) *

Charles McClary Charles McClary (March 3, 1833 – February 27, 1904) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative. Biography He was born in Stanstead Plain ...

, Conservative Party (1894–1897) *

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(1897–1900) *

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, Conservative Party (1900–1912) * Georges Nathaniel Scott, Liberal (1912–1919) * Camille-Émile Desjarlais, Liberal (1919–1923) *

Jacob Nicol Jacob Nicol, (April 25, 1876 – September 23, 1958) was a Canadian lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. Early life Born in Roxton Pond, Quebec, the son of Philip Nicol, farmer and tool manufacturer, and Sophie Cloutier, Nicol was ...

, Liberal (1923–1929) *

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, Liberal (1929–1931) *

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, Liberal (1931–1935) *

Payson Sherman Payson Alton Sherman (August 14, 1889 – October 5, 1977) was a Canadian politician and a two-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Quebec on August 14, 1889 and married Margaret Muir in Ne ...

, Conservative Party - Union Nationale (1935–1939) * William James Duffy, Liberal (1939–1946) *

Charles Daniel French Charles Daniel French (January 26, 1884 – May 3, 1954) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on January 26, 1884 and married Emily Christi ...

, Union Nationale (1946–1954) *

John William French John William French (October 22, 1888 – November 8, 1970) was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born in Scotstown, Eastern Townships on October 22, 1888 and married Dorothy Isabell ...

, Union Nationale (1954–1956) *

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, Liberal (1956–1957) *

Claude-Gilles Gosselin Claude-Gilles Gosselin (March 12, 1924 – August 18, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background Gosselin was born in East Angus and was a stock farmer. Member of the legislature Gosselin supported the Union Nationale. He won ...

, Union Nationale (1957–1970) * Omer Dionne, Liberal (1970–1973)

External links

Election results
(National Assembly)
Election results
(QuebecPolitique.com) {{DEFAULTSORT:Compton Former provincial electoral districts of Quebec