Compton (electoral district)

Compton
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1996
First contested 1968
Last contested 1993

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.

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:

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:

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:

It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Compton—Stanstead riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Compton
1st  1867–1871     John Henry Pope Liberal–Conservative
 1871–1872
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1878
 1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1889
 1889–1891     Rufus Henry Pope Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1905     Aylmer Byron Hunt Liberal
 1906–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917     Frederick Robert Cromwell Conservative
13th  1917–1921     Aylmer Byron Hunt Liberal
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926 Joseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935     Samuel Gobeil Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
Riding dissolved into Compton—Frontenac and Sherbrooke
Riding re-created from Compton—Frontenac, Mégantic and Stanstead
28th  1968–1971     Henry Latulippe Ralliement créditiste
 1971–1972     Social Credit
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979     Claude Tessier Liberal
Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead
31st  1979–1980     Claude Tessier Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     François Gérin Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Maurice Bernier Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Compton—Stanstead

Election results

Compton, 1867–1949

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, 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–ConservativePOPE, John Henry acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, Hon. John Henry acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, Hon. J.H. 1,387
UnknownCAIRNS, H.E. 535
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, Hon. J.H. 1,464
UnknownLEONARD, 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–ConservativePOPE, Hon. John Henry acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, Hon. J.H. 1,612
UnknownCAIRNS, H.E. 823
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativePOPE, J.H. 2,157
UnknownMUNRO, T.B. 1,333

By-election: On Mr. Pope's death, 1 April 1889

By-election on 16 May 1889
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePOPE, Rufus Henry acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePOPE, Rufus H. 2,004
LiberalLEET, S.P. 938
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePOPE, Rufus Henry 1,948
Patrons of IndustryWELLARD, Francis F. 1,485
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePOPE, R.H. 2,438
LiberalCLEVELAND, Geo. B. 2,190
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHUNT, A.B. 2,735
ConservativePOPE, R.H. 2,440

By-election: On election being declared void, Nov. 22, 1905

By-election on 4 January 1906
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHUNT, A.B. 2,935
ConservativePOPE, R.H. 2,585
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHUNT, Aylmer Byron 3,175
ConservativePOPE, Rufus Henry 2,781
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCROMWELL, Frederick Robert 2,953
LiberalHUNT, Albert Byron 2,877
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)HUNT, Aylmer Byron 4,418
Government (Unionist)MCIVER, Kenneth Nicholson 2,515
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHUNT, Aylmer Byron 7,866
ConservativeCROMWELL, Frederick Robert 3,961
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 6,497
ConservativeGOBEIL, Samuel 4,262
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 7,125
ConservativeGOBEIL, Samuel 4,979
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGOBEIL, Samuel 6,701
LiberalLETELLIER, DE SAINT-JUST, Joseph Étienne 6,393
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBLANCHETTE, Joseph-Adéodat 7,388
ConservativeGOBEIL, Hon. Samuel 6,374
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBLANCHETTE, Joseph-Adéodat 8,012
National GovernmentLAFOREST, Joseph-Alfred 1,623
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBLANCHETTE, J.-Adéodat 8,007
Progressive ConservativeGOBEIL, Hon. Samuel 3,506
Bloc populaireQUINTIN, Aurélien 1,622
Social CreditHOULE, Gérard 1,065
Co-operative CommonwealthCARR, R. Barton 486

Compton, 1968–1979

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteLATULIPPE, Henry 11,961
LiberalCAMERON, Léger 8,615
Progressive ConservativeBOURQUE, Luc 3,987
New DemocraticLOWRY, Curtis 851
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditLATULIPPE, Henry 11,636
New DemocraticGRAHAM, Duncan J.M. 10,982
LiberalTESSIER, Claude 10,656
Progressive ConservativeGAUVIN, Guy-C. 4,142
IndependentDESCOTEAUX, Conrad 182
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTESSIER, Claude 11,474
Social CreditLATULIPPE, Henry 9,917
Progressive ConservativeLAPOINTE, Guy 4,407
New DemocraticGRAHAM, Duncan J.M. 858

Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead, 1979–1997

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTESSIER, Claude 19,309
Social CreditLATULIPPE, Henry 9,047
Progressive ConservativeGOSSELIN, Claude G. 7,463
New DemocraticPOWELL, Murray Dale 1,316
Union populaireHUBERDEAU, Robert 281
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalTESSIER, Claude 21,562
Progressive ConservativeGRENIER, Fernand 10,336
Social CreditDROUIN, Léonel 3,023
New DemocraticTAYLOR, Keith 1,769
RhinocerosGOSSELIN, D. Gavroche 1,002
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGÉRIN, François 25,679
LiberalTESSIER, Claude 13,123
New DemocraticWALSH, Jean-Pierre 2,690
GreenMCCAMMON, Andrew 454
Parti nationalisteHOUDE, Michel 427
Social CreditBÉLANGER, Robert 399
Commonwealth of CanadaJAVITCH, Ronald A. 51
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGÉRIN, François 23,246
LiberalLANDRY, Jean-Guy 11,566
New DemocraticWALSH, Jean-Pierre 3,195
Social CreditLANCTOT, Yvan 550
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisBERNIER, Maurice 17,317
LiberalNAYLOR, Eugene 13,538
Progressive ConservativeGODDARD, Gilles 6,042
Natural LawBENOÎT, Jacqueline 767
New DemocraticSIMARD, Martine 495
AbolitionistBISSONNETTE, Marco 215
NationalSTEWART, James 198

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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