Compton (federal electoral district)

Compton (also known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949, and again from 1968 to 1997.

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

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:

  • the County of Compton;
  • in the County of Stanstead: the township of Hereford;
  • in the County of Sherbrooke: the municipalities of Compton (township and village) and Waterville; and
  • in the County of Frontenac: the municipalities of Marston South, Ste. Cécile de Whitton, Chesham, Winslow South, Clinton, St. Léon de Marston, Winslow North and the town of Mégantic.

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:

  • the Towns of Coaticook, Cookshire, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic, Rock Island, Scotstown and Waterville;
  • the County of Compton;
  • parts of the County of Frontenac;
  • the county of Stanstead (except the village municipality of Omerville and the township municipality of Magog); and
  • in the County of Sherbrooke: the village municipality of Compton; the township municipality of Compton; and the municipalities of Ascot Corner and Compton Station.

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:

  • the Towns of Coaticook, Cookshire, East Angus, Lac-Mégantic, Rock Island, Scotstown and Waterville;
  • the County of Compton;
  • in the County of Frontenac: the parish municipalities of Courcelles, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn and Val-Racine; the Township municipality of Marston; the municipalities of Audet, Frontenac, Lac-Drolet, Milan, Nantes, Notre-Dames-des-Bois, Piopolis, Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Saint-Romain, Saint-Sébastien and Stornoway;
  • in the County of Sherbrooke: the Township Municipality of Ascot; the Municipality of Ascot Corner;
  • in the County of Stanstead excluding the following: the Town of Magog; the Village Municipality of Omerville; the Township Municipality of Magog;
  • in the County of Wolfe: the village municipalities of Bishopton, Marbleton, Saint-Gérard and Weedon-Centre; the township municipalities of Dudswell, Stratford and Weedon; the municipality of Fontainebleau.

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

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Popeacclaimed

By-election: On Mr. Pope's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, 25 October 1871

By-election on 11 November 1871
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Popeacclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Popeacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Pope1,387
UnknownH. E. Cairns535
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Pope1,464
UnknownH. Leonard796

By-election: On Mr. Pope's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, 17 October 1878

By-election on 4 November 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Popeacclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Pope1,612
UnknownH. E. Cairns823
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Henry Pope2,157
UnknownT. B. Munro1,333

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

By-election on 16 May 1889
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRufus Henry Popeacclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,004
LiberalS. P. Leet938
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope1,948
Patrons of IndustryFrancis F. Wellard1,485
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,438
LiberalGeo. B. Cleveland2,190
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt2,735
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,440

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

By-election on 4 January 1906
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt2,935
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,585
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt3,175
ConservativeRufus Henry Pope2,781
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrederick Robert Cromwell2,953
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt2,877
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Aylmer Byron Hunt4,418
Government (Unionist)Kenneth Nicholson McIver2,515
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAylmer Byron Hunt7,866
ConservativeFrederick Robert Cromwell3,961
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just6,497
ConservativeSamuel Gobeil4,262
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just7,125
ConservativeSamuel Gobeil4,979
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeSamuel Gobeil6,701
LiberalJoseph-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just6,393
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adéodat Blanchette7,388
ConservativeSamuel Gobeil6,374
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adéodat Blanchette8,012
National GovernmentJoseph-Alfred Laforest1,623
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adéodat Blanchette8,007
Progressive ConservativeSamuel Gobeil3,506
Bloc populaireAurélien Quintin1,622
Social CreditGérard Houle1,065
Co-operative CommonwealthR. Barton Carr486

Compton, 1968–1979

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteHenry Latulippe11,961
LiberalLéger Cameron8,615
Progressive ConservativeLuc Bourque3,987
New DemocraticCurtis Lowry851
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditHenry Latulippe11,636
New DemocraticDuncan J. M. Graham10,982
LiberalClaude Tessier10,656
Progressive ConservativeGuy-C. Gauvin4,142
IndependentConrad Descoteaux182
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude Tessier11,474
Social CreditHenry Latulippe9,917
Progressive ConservativeGuy Lapointe4,407
New DemocraticDuncan J. M. Graham858

Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead, 1979–1997

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude Tessier19,309
Social CreditHenry Latulippe9,047
Progressive ConservativeClaude G. Gosselin7,463
New DemocraticMurray Dale Powell1,316
Union populaireRobert Huberdeau281
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalClaude Tessier21,562
Progressive ConservativeFernand Grenier10,336
Social CreditLéonel Drouin3,023
New DemocraticKeith Taylor1,769
RhinocerosD. Gavroche Gosselin1,002
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Gérin25,679
LiberalClaude Tessier13,123
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Walsh2,690
GreenAndrew McCammon454
Parti nationalisteMichel Houde427
Social CreditRobert Bélanger399
Commonwealth of CanadaRonald A. Javitch51
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeFrançois Gérin23,246
LiberalJean-Guy Landry11,566
New DemocraticJean-Pierre Walsh3,195
Social CreditYvan Lanctot550
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMaurice Bernier17,317
LiberalEugene Naylor13,538
Progressive ConservativeGilles Goddard6,042
Natural LawJacqueline Benoît767
New DemocraticMartine Simard495
AbolitionistMarco Bissonnette215
NationalJames Stewart198

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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