Frontenac—Mégantic was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 in Quebec

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1997 to 2004.

It was created in 1996 from the Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead riding. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Beauce

Beauce (electoral district)

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, Compton—Stanstead

Compton—Stanstead

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 and Mégantic—L'Érable

Mégantic—L'Érable

Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.The current MP is Conservative Christian Paradis.-Geography:...

 ridings.

It consisted of:

• the cities of Black Lake, Disraeli, Lac-Mégantic, Scotstown and Thetford Mines;
• the County Regional Municipality of L'Amiante;
• the County Regional Municipality of Le Granit, excepting: the municipalities of Risborough and Saint-Robert-Bellarmin; the Municipality of the United Townships of Risborough-et-partie-de-Marlow;
• in the County Regional Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-François: the village municipalities of La Patrie, Saint-Gérard and Weedon Centre; the township municipalities of Ditton, Hampden, Lingwick and Weedon; the municipalities of Chartierville and Fontainebleau.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

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:

1. Jean-Guy Chrétien
   Jean-Guy Chrétien
   Jean-Guy Chrétien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and farmer by career....
   
   , Bloc Québécois
   Bloc Québécois
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   (1997-2000)
2. Gérard Binet
   Gérard Binet
   Gérard Binet is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Frontenac—Mégantic....
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
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    (2000-2004)

The riding was a swing riding between the Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois.

Election results

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|CHRÉTIEN, Jean-Guy ||align=right| 14,433
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|LECOURS, Manon ||align=right| 13,968
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|DODIER, Carole ||align=right| 9,885
|-

|TRÉPANIER, Serge ||align=right|365
|-

|MAYO, Sara ||align=right|252
|-

|BINET, Gérard ||align=right|17,069
|-

|CHRÉTIEN, Jean-Guy ||align=right|15,703
|-

|MUSIAL, Stéphane ||align=right|1,751
|-

|MASSICOTTE, Nicole ||align=right|1,497
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|FOURNIER, Pierre Luc ||align=right|698
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|CHALIFOUX, Olivier ||align=right|427

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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