Mégantic (federal electoral district)

Mégantic was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, and from 1949 to 1968.

Mégantic
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1947
District abolished1967
First contested1949
Last contested1965

History

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into the Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac electoral districts.

The riding was created again in 1947 from Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac, was defined to consist of:

  • the county of Mégantic, (except the municipalities of Nelson, Ste-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village of Lyster), the city of Thetford Mines and the town of Black Lake;
  • that part of the county of Frontenac included in the municipalities of Courcelles, St-Vital-de-Lambton, St-Evariste-de-Forsyth, St-Méthode-de-Frontenac and the villages of Lambton and St-Evariste-Station;
  • that part of the county of Wolfe included in the municipalities of Garthby, Stratford, Wolfestown, D'Israeli, Ste-Praxède and the villages of Beaulac and D'Israeli, together with that part of the municipality of Saints-Martyrs Canadiens included in the township of Garthby.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of

  • the county of Mégantic, (except the township municipality of Nelson, the municipality of Sainte-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village municipality of Lyster), the city of Thetford-Mines and the town of Black Lake;
  • that part of the county of Frontenac included in the municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Evariste-de-Forsyth, Sainte-Méthode-de-Frontenac, the parish municipality of Courcelles and the village municipalities of Lambton and La Guadeloupe;
  • that part of the county of Wolfe included in the township municipalities of Garthby, Stratford and Wolfestown, the municipality of Disraeli, the parish municipality of Sainte-Praxède, the village municipalities of Beaulac and Disraeli, together with that part of the parish municipality of Saints-Martyrs Canadiens included in the township of Garthby.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Compton, Frontenac and Richmond.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Mégantic
1st  1867–1872     George Irvine Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Édouard Richard Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882 Louis-Éphrem Olivier
5th  1882–1884     Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette Conservative
 1884–1887     François Langelier Liberal
6th  1887–1891 Georges Turcot
7th  1891–1896     Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette Conservative
8th  1896–1900     Georges Turcot Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908 François-Théodore Savoie
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917 Lucien Turcotte Pacaud
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1922     Liberal
 1922–1925 Eusèbe Roberge
15th  1925–1926
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac
Riding re-created from Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac
21st  1949–1953     Joseph Lafontaine Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962 Gabriel Roberge
25th  1962–1963     Raymond Langlois Social Credit
26th  1963–1963
 1963–1965     Ralliement créditiste
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Compton, Frontenac and Richmond

Election results

Mégantic, 1867–1935

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorge Irvine1,000
UnknownP.O. Triganne733
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalÉdouard Richard975
UnknownTriganne857
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalÉdouard Richard1,003
UnknownJ. Reed621
UnknownL.P.E. Crépeau252
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLouis-Éphrem Olivier1,191
UnknownJos E. Turgeon881
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette1,204
UnknownL.O. Olivier1,085
By-election on 10 June 1884

On election being declared void, 1 April 1884

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois Langelier1,259
UnknownJ.E. Turgeon1,222
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Turcot1,471
UnknownL.D. Larose1,336
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette1,658
LiberalGeorge Turcot1,547
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Turcot2,064
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette1,410
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorges Turcot2,204
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette1,795
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois-Théodore Savoie2,453
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette1,950
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrançois-Théodore Savoie2,800
ConservativeLouis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette2,365
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Turcotte Pacaud2,986
UnknownLouis Honoré Huard2,619
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Lucien Turcotte Pacaudacclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLucien Turcotte Pacaud8,715
UnknownAlcide Alphonse Blondin1,749
By-election on 20 November 1922

On Pacaud's acceptance of an office of emolument
under the Crown, 26 October 1922

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEusèbe Robergeacclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEusèbe Roberge6,929
ConservativeWilfrid Laliberté3,262
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEusèbe Roberge6,483
ConservativeCamille Roberge3,243
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalEusèbe Roberge7,609
ConservativeJoseph-Théophile Beaudoin5,757

Mégantic, 1949–1968

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lafontaine13,273
Progressive ConservativeOliva Cyr6,791
Union des électeursJoseph Gagné2,230
Co-operative CommonwealthÉmile Grenier415
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lafontaine13,951
Progressive ConservativeAlbert Coté8,420
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Lafontaine15,378
Progressive ConservativeRobert Gervais8,300
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGabriel Roberge13,486
Progressive ConservativeC.-Benoît Chartier13,030
Independent LiberalGérard Sirois246
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRaymond Langlois15,395
LiberalGabriel Roberge7,609
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Dutil5,822
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRaymond Langlois11,329
LiberalLuc Gilbert-Lessard,9,140
Progressive ConservativeFernand Gagné4,267
New DemocraticKlaude Poulin1,115
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteRaymond Langlois11,195
LiberalGaétan Théberge9,486
Progressive ConservativeFernand Gagné2,634
New DemocraticClaude Lafleur1,641

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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