Frontenac was a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada 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
Frontenac—Mégantic was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004.
It was created in 1996 from the Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead riding. It was abolished in 2 ...
ridings.
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
Thetford Mines (Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality.
The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 141 miles northeast of Montreal and ...
;
* 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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
By-election: On Mr. Dumont's resignation, 6 April 1970
Due to the death of Social Credit candidate Nelson Lassard, the 1980 general election scheduled for February 18 was postponed until March 24.
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec
Thetford Mines