Mégantic (federal electoral district)

This article is about the federal riding 1867–1935 and 1949–1968. For the provincial electoral district, see Mégantic (provincial electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Megantick (Province of Canada electoral district). For other uses, see Mégantic.

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

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.

History

It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1935 when it was redistributed into the Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac electoral districts.[1]

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
Conservative George Irvine 1,000
Unknown P. J. O. Triganne 733
Eligible voters 2,226
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[2]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Édouard Richard 975
Unknown Triganne 857
Source: Canadian Elections Database[3]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Édouard Richard 1,003
Unknown J. Reed 621
Unknown L.P.E. Crépeau 252
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Éphrem Olivier 1,191
Unknown Jos E. Turgeon 881
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 1,204
Unknown L.O. Olivier 1,085
By-election on 10 June 1884

On election being declared void, 1 April 1884

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal François Langelier 1,259
Unknown J.E. Turgeon 1,222
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges Turcot 1,471
Unknown L.D. Larose 1,336
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 1,658
Liberal George Turcot 1,547
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges Turcot 2,064
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 1,410
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Georges Turcot 2,204
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 1,795
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal François-Théodore Savoie 2,453
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 1,950
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal François-Théodore Savoie 2,800
Conservative Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette 2,365
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Turcotte Pacaud 2,986
Unknown Louis Honoré Huard 2,619
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Lucien Turcotte Pacaud acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Lucien Turcotte Pacaud 8,715
Unknown Alcide Alphonse Blondin 1,749
By-election on 20 November 1922

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

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eusèbe Roberge acclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eusèbe Roberge 6,929
Conservative Wilfrid Laliberté 3,262
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eusèbe Roberge 6,483
Conservative Camille Roberge 3,243
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Eusèbe Roberge 7,609
Conservative Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin 5,757
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]

Mégantic, 1949–1968

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 13,273
Progressive Conservative Oliva Cyr 6,791
Union des électeurs Joseph Gagné 2,230
Co-operative Commonwealth Émile Grenier 415
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 13,951
Progressive Conservative Albert Coté 8,420
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 15,378
Progressive Conservative Robert Gervais 8,300
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Gabriel Roberge 13,486
Progressive Conservative C.-Benoît Chartier 13,030
Independent Liberal Gérard Sirois 246
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Raymond Langlois 15,395
Liberal Gabriel Roberge 7,609
Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Dutil 5,822
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social Credit Raymond Langlois 11,329
Liberal Luc Gilbert-Lessard, 9,140
Progressive Conservative Fernand Gagné 4,267
New Democratic Klaude Poulin 1,115
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditiste Raymond Langlois 11,195
Liberal Gaétan Théberge 9,486
Progressive Conservative Fernand Gagné 2,634
New Democratic Claude Lafleur 1,641

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mégantic, Quebec (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". Ottawa: Library of Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1930 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: