Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)

Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997.

Frontenac
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1996
First contested1968
Last contested1993

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 ridings.

Geography

It initially consisted of:

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;
  • 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:

Parliament Years Member Party
Frontenac
Riding created from Lotbinière and Mégantic
28th  1968–1970     Bernard Dumont Ralliement créditiste
 1970–1972     Léopold Corriveau Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Marcel Masse Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Jean-Guy Chrétien Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Beauce and Frontenac—Mégantic

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteBernard Dumont12,298
LiberalGaëtan Théberge9,863
Progressive ConservativeAndré Paul3,510
New DemocraticClaude Lafleur1,231

By-election: On Mr. Dumont's resignation, 6 April 1970

By-election on 16 November 1970
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéopold Corriveau13,404
Ralliement créditisteMichel Champagne7,721
Progressive ConservativeVictor Paul2,154
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéopold Corriveau12,014
Social CreditNelson-O. Lessard11,950
Progressive ConservativeBenoît Cyr5,635
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéopold Corriveau14,236
Social CreditThérèse Mercier10,000
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Bélec2,667
New DemocraticAdrien Paquet2,032
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéopold Corriveau17,024
Social CreditJean-Louis Béland11,582
Progressive ConservativeGeorges Henri Cloutier7,140
New DemocraticMartin Vaillancourt492
RhinocerosRobert Couillard de Lépinay429
Union populaireGaston Beaudoin173
Marxist–LeninistJean-Daniel Nolin63

Due to the death of Social Credit candidate Nelson Lassard, the 1980 general election scheduled for February 18 was postponed until March 24.

1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLéopold Corriveau14,745
Social CreditFabien Roy10,328
Progressive ConservativeYves Lauzon4,922
New DemocraticJean-Denis Lavigne1,693
Not affiliatedHugues Gilbert202
IndependentJohn Turmel101
IndependentPatricia Métivier92
Marxist–LeninistJean-Daniel Nolin46
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Masse28,246
LiberalLéopold Corriveau9,154
New DemocraticRita Bouchard1,081
RhinocerosPierre Fournier823
Parti nationalisteRichard Houle386
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Masse25,872
LiberalRéal Patry6,978
New DemocraticClaude L'Heureux1,785
GreenJean Guernon511
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Guy Chrétien18,603
LiberalJean-Guy Jam6,984
Progressive ConservativeJean-Claude Nadeau5,017
GreenJean-René Guernon359
New DemocraticJoseph Bowman332
AbolitionistJohn Turmel195

See also

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