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Compton (also known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1949, and again from 1968 to 1997.Contents
History
Compton was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the Townships of Compton, Westbury, Eaton, Clifton, Hereford, and Augmentation, Bury, Newport, Auckland, Lingwick, Hampden, Ditton, Winslow, Whitton, Marston, Chesham and part of the Township of Clinton.
In 1924, it was re-defined to consist of:
- the County of Compton;
- in the County of Stanstead: the township of Hereford;
- in the County of Sherbrooke: the municipalities of Compton (township and village) and Waterville; and
- in the County of Frontenac: the municipalities of Marston South, Ste. Cécile de Whitton, Chesham, Winslow South, Clinton, St. Léon de Marston, Winslow North and the town of Mégantic.
In 1933, it was expanded to include the townships of Eaton and Westbury in the village of Ascot Corner.
It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into the Compton—Frontenac and Sherbrooke electoral districts.
It was re-created in 1966 from parts of Compton—Frontenac, Mégantic and Stanstead ridings. The new riding was defined to consist of:
- the Towns of Coaticook, Cookshire, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic, Rock Island, Scotstown and Waterville;
- the County of Compton;
- parts of the County of Frontenac;
- the county of Stanstead (except the village municipality of Omerville and the township municipality of Magog); and
- in the County of Sherbrooke: the village municipality of Compton; the township municipality of Compton; and the municipalities of Ascot Corner and Compton Station.
In 1976, it was expanded to include in the County of Stanstead: the village municipalities of Ayer's Cliff, Beebe Plain, Dixville, Hatley, North Hatley, Saint-Herménégilde and Stanstead Plain; the township municipalities of Barford, Barnston, Hatley, Hatley (West part) and Stanstead; the municipalities of Barnston West, Ogden, Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Saint-Herménégilde, Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville and Stanstead East.
It was renamed "Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead" in 1978.
In 1987, it was redefined to consist of:
- the Towns of Coaticook, Cookshire, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic, Rock Island, Scotstown and Waterville;
- the County of Compton;
- in the County of Frontenac: the parish municipalities of Courcelles, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn and Val-Racine; the Township municipality of Marston; the municipalities of Audet, Frontenac, Lac-Drolet, Milan, Nantes, Notre-Dames-des-Bois, Piopolis, Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain, Saint-Sébastien and Stornoway;
- in the County of Sherbrooke: the Township Municipality of Ascot; the Municipality of Ascot Corner;
- in the County of Stanstead excluding the following: the Town of Magog; the Village Municipality of Omerville; the Township Municipality of Magog;
- in the County of Wolfe: the village municipalities of Bishopton, Marbleton, Saint-Gérard and Weedon-Centre; the township municipalities of Dudswell, Stratford and Weedon; the municipality of Fontainebleau.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Compton—Stanstead riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
1867 - 1949
- John Henry Pope, Liberal-Conservative (1867-1889)
- Rufus H. Pope, Conservative (1889-1904)
- Aylmer Byron Hunt, Liberal (1904-1911)
- Frederick Robert Cromwell, Conservative (1911-1917)
- Aylmer Byron Hunt, Liberal (1917-1925)
- Joseph Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just, Liberal (1925-1930)
- Samuel Gobeil, Conservative (1930-1935)
- Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette, Liberal (1935-1949)
1968 - 1997
- Henry LaTulippe, Social Credit (1968-1974)
- Claude Tessier, Liberal (1974-1984)
- François Gérin, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
- Maurice Bernier, Bloc Québécois (1993-1997)
Election results
1867 - 1949
Canadian federal election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, John Henry acclaimed By-election: On Mr. Pope's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, 25 October 1871
By-election on 11 November 1871 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, John Henry acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1872 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, Hon. John Henry acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1874 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, Hon. J.H. 1,387 Unknown CAIRNS, H.E. 535 Canadian federal election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, Hon. J.H. 1,464 Unknown LEONARD, H. 796 By-election: On Mr. Pope's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, 17 October 1878
By-election on 4 November 1878 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, Hon. John Henry acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1882 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, Hon. J.H. 1,612 Unknown CAIRNS, H.E. 823 Canadian federal election, 1887 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative POPE, J.H. 2,157 Unknown MUNRO, T.B. 1,333 By-election: On Mr. Pope's death, 1 April 1889
By-election on 16 May 1889 Party Candidate Votes Conservative POPE, Rufus Henry acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1891 Party Candidate Votes Conservative POPE, Rufus H. 2,004 Liberal LEET, S.P. 938 Canadian federal election, 1896 Party Candidate Votes Conservative POPE, Rufus Henry 1,948 Patrons of Industry WELLARD, Francis F. 1,485 Canadian federal election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes Conservative POPE, R.H. 2,438 Liberal CLEVELAND, Geo. B. 2,190 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal HUNT, A.B. 2,735 Conservative POPE, R.H. 2,440 By-election: On election being declared void, Nov. 22, 1905
By-election on 4 January 1906 Party Candidate Votes Liberal HUNT, A.B. 2,935 Conservative POPE, R.H. 2,585 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes Liberal HUNT, Aylmer Byron 3,175 Conservative POPE, Rufus Henry 2,781 Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes Conservative CROMWELL, Frederick Robert 2,953 Liberal HUNT, Albert Byron 2,877 Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Opposition HUNT, Aylmer Byron 4,418 Government MCIVER, Kenneth Nicholson 2,515 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Liberal HUNT, Aylmer Byron 7,866 Conservative CROMWELL, Frederick Robert 3,961 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Liberal LETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 6,497 Conservative GOBEIL, Samuel 4,262 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Liberal LETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 7,125 Conservative GOBEIL, Samuel 4,979 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative GOBEIL, Samuel 6,701 Liberal LETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 6,393 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal BLANCHETTE, Joseph-Adéodat 7,388 Conservative GOBEIL, Hon. Samuel 6,374 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal BLANCHETTE, Joseph-Adéodat 8,012 National Government LAFOREST, Joseph-Alfred 1,623 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Liberal BLANCHETTE, J.-Adéodat 8,007 Progressive Conservative GOBEIL, Hon. Samuel 3,506 Bloc populaire canadien QUINTIN, Aurélien 1,622 Social Credit HOULE, Gérard 1,065 Co-operative Commonwealth CARR, R. Barton 486 1968 - 1997
Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes Ralliement créditiste LATULIPPE, Henry 11,961 Liberal CAMERON, Léger 8,615 Progressive Conservative BOURQUE, Luc 3,987 New Democrat LOWRY, Curtis 851 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit LATULIPPE, Henry 11,636 New Democrat GRAHAM, Duncan J.M. 10,982 Liberal TESSIER, Claude 10,656 Progressive Conservative GAUVIN, Guy-C. 4,142 Independent DESCOTEAUX, Conrad 182 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes Liberal TESSIER, Claude 11,474 Social Credit LATULIPPE, Henry 9,917 Progressive Conservative LAPOINTE, Guy 4,407 New Democrat GRAHAM, Duncan J.M. 858 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes Liberal TESSIER, Claude 19,309 Social Credit LATULIPPE, Henry 9,047 Progressive Conservative GOSSELIN, Claude G. 7,463 New Democrat POWELL, Murray Dale 1,316 Union Populaire HUBERDEAU, Robert 281 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes Liberal TESSIER, Claude 21,562 Progressive Conservative GRENIER, Fernand 10,336 Social Credit DROUIN, Léonel 3,023 New Democrat TAYLOR, Keith 1,769 Rhino GOSSELIN, D. Gavroche 1,002 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative GÉRIN, François 25,679 Liberal TESSIER, Claude 13,123 New Democrat WALSH, Jean-Pierre 2,690 Green MCCAMMON, Andrew 454 Nationaliste HOUDE, Michel 427 Social Credit BÉLANGER, Robert 399 Commonwealth JAVITCH, Ronald A. 51 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative GÉRIN, François 23,246 Liberal LANDRY, Jean-Guy 11,566 New Democrat WALSH, Jean-Pierre 3,195 Social Credit LANCTOT, Yvan 550 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes Bloc Québécois BERNIER, Maurice 17,317 Liberal NAYLOR, Eugene 13,538 Progressive Conservative GODDARD, Gilles 6,042 Natural Law BENOÎT, Jacqueline 767 New Democrat SIMARD, Martine 495 Abolitionist BISSONNETTE, Marco 215 National STEWART, James 198 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Riding history from the] Library of Parliament
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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