# Stanstead (federal electoral district)

Stanstead was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.
It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted initially of the Townships of Stanstead, Barnston, Hatley, Barford, and Magog East and West.
In 1924, it was redefined to exclude the part of the municipality of St. Herménégilde lying in the township of Hereford.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of:
* the county of Stanstead, (except the municipality and the village of St. Herménégilde), and the towns of Coaticook and Magog;
* the town of Lennoxville and the south-eastern parts of the county of Sherbrooke, and the municipality of Compton and the villages of Compton and Waterville.
The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Compton, Missisquoi, Shefford and Sherbrooke ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Stanstead |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1889 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1889–1891 | Charles Carroll Colby | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Timothy Byron Rider | Liberal |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Alvin Head Moore | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Henry Lovell | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1907 | Henry Lovell | Liberal |
| 10th | 1908–1908 | Charles Henry Lovell | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Charles Henry Lovell | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Charles Henry Lovell | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Willis Keith Baldwin | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Willis Keith Baldwin | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Willis Keith Baldwin | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Willis Keith Baldwin | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | John Thomas Hackett | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Robert Davidson | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1943 | Robert Davidson | Liberal |
| 19th | 1943–1945 | Joseph-Armand Choquette | Bloc populaire |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | John Thomas Hackett | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Louis-Édouard Roberge | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Louis-Édouard Roberge | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Louis-Édouard Roberge | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | René Létourneau | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | René Létourneau | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Yves Forest | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Yves Forest | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Compton, Missisquoi, Shefford and Sherbrooke |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | 814 |
| | Unknown | Albert Knight | 616 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | 1,492 |
| | Unknown | E.R. Johnson | 738 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | 1,308 |
| | Unknown | H.M. Rider | 1,013 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | 1,844 |
| | Liberal | H.M. Rider | 1,410 |
By-election on 18 December 1889
On Colby being appointed President of the Privy Council, 28 November 1889 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | acclaimed |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Timothy Byron Rider | 1,655 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles Carroll Colby | 1,553 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alvin Head Moore | 2,018 |
| | Liberal | Timothy Byron Rider | 1,583 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Lovell | 1,783 |
| | Conservative | Alvin Head Moore | 1,618 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Lovell | 1,966 |
| | Conservative | Michael Felix Hackett | 1,693 |
By-election on 22 January 1908
On Lovell's death, 4 December 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Lovell | 2,189 |
| | Conservative | A.H. Moore | 1,916 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Lovell | 2,211 |
| | Conservative | George Waldo Paige | 2,048 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Lovell | 2,310 |
| | Conservative | George Waldo Paige | 2,106 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Willis Keith Baldwin | 3,047 |
| | Government (Unionist) | William Lewis Shurtleff | 2,346 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Willis Keith Baldwin | 6,877 |
| | Conservative | Porter Lloyd Baldwin | 3,104 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Willis Keith Baldwin | 5,520 |
| | Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 4,326 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Willis Keith Baldwin | 5,135 |
| | Conservative | George Garfield Fish | 3,740 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 5,804 |
| Liberal | Cecil Lorne Brown | 3,900 |
| Independent Liberal | Jean-Charles Samson | 1,584 |
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Robert Davison | 5,676 |
| Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 5,553 |
| Reconstruction | James Bert Reed | 434 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Robert Davison | 5,112 |
| | Independent Liberal | Alphonse Girard | 4,804 |
By-election on 9 August 1943
Election was declared void, 24 May 1943 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc populaire | Joseph-Armand Choquette | 6,661 |
| Liberal | Robert Davison | 5,349 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Pierre Albandia Thomas | 257 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 5,028 |
| Bloc populaire | Joseph-Armand Choquette | 4,553 |
| Liberal | Toussaint-Russell Carrière | 3,545 |
| Social Credit | Joseph-Clément Bégin | 365 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Withall | 169 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Louis-Édouard Roberge | 7,736 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 7,251 |
| Union des électeurs | Armand-Germain Bégin | 1,358 |
| Liberal–Labour | Joseph-Ernest Simard | 433 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis-Édouard Roberge | 10,034 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calixte Chamberland | 6,736 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Louis-Édouard Roberge | 9,827 |
| | Progressive Conservative | René Létourneau | 7,424 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | René Létourneau | 10,363 |
| Liberal | Louis-Édouard Roberge | 7,638 |
| Independent | Maurice Théroux | 489 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | René Létourneau | 7,982 |
| Social Credit | Roméo Custeau | 6,448 |
| Liberal | Bertrand Brassard | 4,944 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Yves Forest | 7,649 |
| Progressive Conservative | René Létourneau | 6,394 |
| Social Credit | Roméo Custeau | 4,714 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Yves Forest | 7,626 |
| Progressive Conservative | René Létourneau | 6,495 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Henri Brousseau | 2,854 |
| New Democratic | Fernand Comptois | 1,157 |