# Mégantic (federal electoral district)

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.
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 | Édouard Richard | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Louis-Éphrem Olivier | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1884 | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | Conservative |
| 5th | 1884–1887 | François Langelier | Liberal |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Georges Turcot | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Georges Turcot | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Georges Turcot | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | François-Théodore Savoie | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | François-Théodore Savoie | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Lucien Turcotte Pacaud | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Lucien Turcotte Pacaud | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1922 | Lucien Turcotte Pacaud | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1925 | Eusèbe Roberge | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Eusèbe Roberge | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Eusèbe Roberge | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Eusèbe Roberge | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac |||||
| Riding re-created from Lotbinière and Mégantic—Frontenac |||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Joseph Lafontaine | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Gabriel Roberge | Liberal |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Raymond Langlois | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1963 | Raymond Langlois | Social Credit |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Raymond Langlois | Ralliement créditiste |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Raymond Langlois | Ralliement créditiste |
| Riding dissolved into Compton, Frontenac and Richmond |||||

## Election results
### Mégantic, 1867–1935

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Irvine | 1,000 |
| | Unknown | P. J. O. Triganne | 733 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,226 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Édouard Richard | 975 |
| | Unknown | Triganne | 857 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 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 |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis-Éphrem Olivier | 1,191 |
| | Unknown | Jos E. Turgeon | 881 |
vte1882 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | François Langelier | 1,259 |
| | Unknown | J.E. Turgeon | 1,222 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Turcot | 1,471 |
| | Unknown | L.D. Larose | 1,336 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | 1,658 |
| | Liberal | George Turcot | 1,547 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Turcot | 2,064 |
| | Conservative | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | 1,410 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Georges Turcot | 2,204 |
| | Conservative | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | 1,795 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | François-Théodore Savoie | 2,453 |
| | Conservative | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | 1,950 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | François-Théodore Savoie | 2,800 |
| | Conservative | Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette | 2,365 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Lucien Turcotte Pacaud | 2,986 |
| | Unknown | Louis Honoré Huard | 2,619 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Lucien Turcotte Pacaud | acclaimed |
vte1921 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Eusèbe Roberge | acclaimed |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Eusèbe Roberge | 6,929 |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Laliberté | 3,262 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Eusèbe Roberge | 6,483 |
| | Conservative | Camille Roberge | 3,243 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Eusèbe Roberge | 7,609 |
| | Conservative | Joseph-Théophile Beaudoin | 5,757 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||

### Mégantic, 1949–1968

vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| 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 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lafontaine | 13,951 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Albert Coté | 8,420 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lafontaine | 15,378 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Gervais | 8,300 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Gabriel Roberge | 13,486 |
| Progressive Conservative | C.-Benoît Chartier | 13,030 |
| Independent Liberal | Gérard Sirois | 246 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Raymond Langlois | 15,395 |
| Liberal | Gabriel Roberge | 7,609 |
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Luc Dutil | 5,822 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| 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 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| 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 |