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Compton—Stanstead
 Quebec electoral district |
 |
| Federal electoral district |
| Legislature |
House of Commons |
| MP |
|
France Bonsant
BQ |
| District created |
1996 |
| First contested |
1997 |
| Last contested |
2006 |
| District webpage |
profile, map |
| Demographics |
| Population (2006) |
100,148 |
| Electors (2006) |
75,670 |
| Area (km²) |
4,747 |
| Pop. density (per km²) |
21.1 |
| Census divisions |
Coaticook RCM, Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Memphrémagog RCM, Sherbrooke, Le Val-Saint-François RCM |
| Census subdivisions |
Ascot Corner, Coaticook, Compton, Cookshire-Eaton, East Angus, Sherbrooke (part), Stanstead, Stoke, Weedon |
Compton—Stanstead is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
It was created in 1996 from Richmond—Wolfe and Sherbrooke ridings.
[edit] Geography
The southern Quebec riding on the US border southeast of Sherbrooke is located in the Quebec region of Estrie. It consists of the RCMs of Coaticook and Le Haut-Saint-François, the eastern half of Memphrémagog, and parts of Le Val-Saint-François and the city of Sherbrooke.
Main towns include Coaticook, Lennoxville (now part of Sherbrooke), North Hatley, Stanstead, and Ayer's Cliff.
Neighbouring ridings are Brome—Missisquoi, Richmond—Arthabaska, Sherbrooke, and Mégantic—L'Érable.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
[edit] Election results
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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