Frontenac (Quebec electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial districts, see Frontenac (provincial electoral district) and Frontenac (1912–1973 provincial electoral district).

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

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

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:

the City of Thetford Mines;
the Towns of Black Lake and Plessisville;
the County of Mégantic;
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 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 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		Party
Frontenac Riding created from Lotbinière and Mégantic
28th	1968–1970	Bernard Dumont	Ralliement créditiste
28th	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	Marcel Masse	Progressive Conservative
35th	1993–1997	Jean-Guy Chrétien	Bloc Québécois
Riding dissolved into Beauce and Frontenac—Mégantic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ralliement créditiste	DUMONT, Bernard	12,298
	Liberal	THÉBERGE, Gaëtan	9,863
	Progressive Conservative	PAUL, André	3,510
	New Democratic	LAFLEUR, Claude	1,231

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 November 1970
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	13,404
	Ralliement créditiste	CHAMPAGNE, Michel	7,721
	Progressive Conservative	PAUL, Victor	2,154

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	12,014
	Social Credit	LESSARD, Nelson-O.	11,950
	Progressive Conservative	CYR, Benoît	5,635

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	14,236
	Social Credit	MERCIER, Thérèse	10,000
	Progressive Conservative	BÉLEC, Daniel	2,667
	New Democratic	PAQUET, Adrien	2,032

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	17,024
	Social Credit	BÉLAND, Jean-Louis	11,582
	Progressive Conservative	CLOUTIER, Georges Henri	7,140
	New Democratic	VAILLANCOURT, Martin	492
	Rhinoceros	COUILLARD DE LÉPINAY, Robert	429
	Union populaire	BEAUDOIN, Gaston	173
	Marxist–Leninist	NOLIN, Jean-Daniel	63

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	14,745
	Social Credit	ROY, Fabien	10,328
	Progressive Conservative	LAUZON, Yves	4,922
	New Democratic	LAVIGNE, Jean-Denis	1,693
	Not affiliated	GILBERT, Hugues	202
	Independent	TURMEL, Jean	101
	Independent	MÉTIVIER, Patricia	92
	Marxist–Leninist	NOLIN, Jean-Daniel	46

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

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MASSE, Marcel	28,246
	Liberal	CORRIVEAU, Léopold	9,154
	New Democratic	BOUCHARD, Rita	1,081
	Rhinoceros	FOURNIER, Pierre	823
	Parti nationaliste	HOULE, Richard	386

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	MASSE, Marcel	25,872
	Liberal	PATRY, Réal	6,978
	New Democratic	L'HEUREUX, Claude	1,785
	Green	GUERNON, Jean	511

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	CHRÉTIEN, Jean-Guy	18,603
	Liberal	JAM, Jean-Guy	6,984
	Progressive Conservative	NADEAU, Jean-Claude	5,017
	Green	GUERNON, Jean-René	359
	New Democratic	BOWMAN, Joseph	332
	Abolitionist	TURMEL, Jean C.	195

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal ridings in Quebec

Central Quebec

Côte-Nord and Saguenay

Eastern Quebec

The Eastern Townships

The Laurentides, Outaouais
and Northern Quebec

Montreal
(East, West, North & Laval)

Laval	Alfred-Pellan Laval—Les Îles Marc-Aurèle-Fortin Vimy

Montérégie

Quebec City

See also: Quebec provincial electoral districts

Historical federal ridings in Quebec

Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie

Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval

Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles

Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri

Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul

Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent

Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic

Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel

Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun

Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount

Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle

Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières

Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac—Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges

Until 1962	Témiscouata

Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle

Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright

Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska

Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri

Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil

Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

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