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{{short description|Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = Quebec
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|From the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]] to 2025
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|From the [[2025 Canadian federal election|2025 federal election]]
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| caption             = Interactive map of riding boundaries
| fed-status          = active
| fed-district-number = 24023
| fed-created         = 1996
| fed-abolished       = 
| fed-election-first  = 1997
| fed-election-last   = 2021
| fed-rep             = Marianne Dandurand
| fed-rep-party       = Liberal
| fed-rep-party-link  = 
| demo-pop-ref        = <ref>[[#2016fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2016</ref>
| demo-area-ref       = <ref>[[#2016fed|Statistics Canada]]: 2016</ref>
| demo-electors-ref   = 
| demo-census-date    = [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]
| demo-pop            = 105459
| demo-electors       = 84,383
| demo-electors-date  = 2019
| demo-area           = 4815
| demo-cd             = [[Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Coaticook RCM]], [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Saint-François RCM]], [[Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Memphrémagog RCM]], [[Sherbrooke]], [[Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Val-Saint-François RCM]]
| demo-csd            = [[Sherbrooke]] (part), [[Coaticook]], [[Cookshire-Eaton]], [[East Angus, Quebec|East-Angus]], [[Ascot Corner|Ascot-Corner]], [[Compton, Quebec|Compton]], [[Stanstead, Quebec|Stanstead]], [[Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley]], [[Weedon, Quebec|Weedon]], [[Waterville, Quebec|Waterville]]
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'''Compton—Stanstead''' is a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Quebec]], Canada, that has been represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] since 1997.

It was created in 1996 from [[Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead]] and [[Richmond—Wolfe]] ridings.

==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 Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Coaticook]] and [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Saint-François]], the eastern half of [[Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Memphrémagog]], and parts of [[Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Val-Saint-François]] and the city of Sherbrooke.

Main towns include [[Coaticook, Quebec|Coaticook]], [[Lennoxville, Quebec|Lennoxville]] (now part of Sherbrooke), [[North Hatley, Quebec|North Hatley]], [[Stanstead, Quebec|Stanstead]], and [[Ayer's Cliff, Quebec|Ayer's Cliff]].

Neighbouring ridings are [[Brome—Missisquoi (federal electoral district)|Brome—Missisquoi]], [[Richmond—Arthabaska]], [[Sherbrooke (federal electoral district)|Sherbrooke]], and [[Mégantic—L'Érable]].

The [[Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012|2012 electoral redistribution]] saw this riding lose and gain territories with [[Sherbrooke (federal electoral district)|Sherbrooke]].

==Members of Parliament==

This riding has elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Compton—Stanstead<br />''Riding created from'' [[Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead]] ''and'' [[Richmond—Wolfe]]}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1997
| ToYr = 2000
| Assembly# = 36
| CanParty = PC
| RepName = David Price
| RepLink = David Price (Canadian politician)
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2000
| ToYr = 2004
| Assembly# = 37
| CanParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
| CanParty = BQ
| RepName = France Bonsant
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
| CanParty = NDP
| RepName = Jean Rousseau
| RepLink = Jean Rousseau (politician)
| RepTerms# = 1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2015
| ToYr = 2019
| Assembly# = 42
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Marie-Claude Bibeau
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2019
| ToYr = 2021
| Assembly# = 43
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr = 2025
| Assembly# = 44
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2025
| ToYr = present
| Assembly# = 45
| RepName = Marianne Dandurand
| RepTerms# = 1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP end}}
==Election results==
{{2025 Canadian federal election/Compton—Stanstead}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>{{Cite web| title=Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/tra/2023rep&document=index&lang=e|access-date=9 April 2024|website=[[Elections Canada]]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 21,556 ||align=right| 36.66
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Bloc Québécois]] ||align=right| 17,941 ||align=right| 30.51
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 10,239 ||align=right| 17.41
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 4,431 ||align=right| 7.54
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[People's Party of Canada|People's]] ||align=right| 2,212 ||align=right| 3.76
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 1,650 ||align=right| 2.81
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|background}} | &nbsp;
| Others ||align=right| 771 ||align=right| 1.31
|}
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Compton—Stanstead}}

{{2019 Canadian federal election/Compton—Stanstead}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Compton—Stanstead|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Marie-Claude Bibeau]]|20,582|36.88|+24.89|$30,817.38}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Jean Rousseau (politician)|Jean Rousseau]]|15,300|27.41|-19.86|$22,398.05}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[France Bonsant]]|11,551|20.70|-5.73|$41,452.44}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gustavo Labrador|6,978|12.50|+0.65|$24,135.57}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Korie Marshall|1,085|1.94|-0.49|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros|Kévin Côté|315|0.56|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|55,811|100.00|&nbsp;|$218,288.13}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|748|1.32|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|56,559|69.09|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|81,867}}
{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|NDP|+22.37}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=24023&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=QC&PROVID=24&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Compton—Stanstead, 30 September 2015]</ref><ref>[http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e |date=August 15, 2015 }}</ref>|}}
{{end}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>[http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1891 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 23,529 ||align=right| 47.27
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|BQ|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Bloc Québécois]] ||align=right| 13,155 ||align=right| 26.43
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 5,970 ||align=right| 11.99
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 5,901 ||align=right| 11.86
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 1,211 ||align=right| 2.43
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|background}} | &nbsp;
| Others ||align=right| 5 ||align=right| 0.01
|}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|Compton—Stanstead|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Jean Rousseau (politician)|Jean Rousseau]]|24,097|47.59| +36.31 | }}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[France Bonsant]]|13,179|26.03| - 15.82| }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William Hogg |6,132|12.09| -10.44 | }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Sandrine Gressard Bélanger |5,982|11.72| -7.72 | }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Gary Caldwell |1,241|2.57| -2.30 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|50,631|100.00 | }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots| 580| 1.13|-0.03 | }}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout| 51,211	| 64.59|+2.61 | }}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters| 	80,382|&ndash;|&ndash;| }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|Compton—Stanstead|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[France Bonsant]]|20,332|41.85 | -0.9| $42,534}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|William Hogg|10,946|22.53 |+0.2 | $17,476}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Michel Gagné|9,445|19.44|-4.9 | $57,862}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Jean Rousseau (politician)|Jean Rousseau]]|5,483|11.28| +5.1| $1,820 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Gary Caldwell|2,368|4.87 | +0.5| $11,114}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|48,574 | 100.00| $84,153 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|572 |1.16 |}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout| 49,146| 62.97|}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[France Bonsant]] |21,316 |42.8|-3.9| $38,909}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gary Caldwell |12,131 |24.3|+13.9| $44,452}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Price (Canadian politician)|David Price]] |11,126 |22.3|-13.7| $56,653}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Stéphane Bürgi |3,099 |6.2|+2.9| $1,674}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Gaétan Perreault |2,171 |4.4|+0.8 | $310}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|49,843|100.0 | $77,428}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[France Bonsant]]|20,450 |46.7|+7.8| $36,450}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Price (Canadian politician)|David Price]]|15,752 |36.0|-10.6| $55,575}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Gary Caldwell|4,589|10.5|-1.3 | $13,713}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Laurier Busque| 1,546|3.5|  | $540}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Martin Baller| 1,451 |3.3|+1.8| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|43,788|100.0 | $75,354}}
{{end}}
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[David Price (Canadian politician)|David Price]]|17,729 |46.6|+26.6}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[Gaston Leroux (politician)|Gaston Leroux]]|14,808|38.9|+6.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Mary Ann Dewey-Plante |2,422|6.4|-38.2 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Marc Carrier|2,061 |5.4|}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Christine Moore (politician)|Christine Moore]]|580|1.5|+0.1 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Marc Roy|476 |1.3|+0.2}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,076|	100.0}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|[[David Price (Canadian politician)|David Price]]|18,125 |44.6	}}
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|[[Maurice Bernier]]|13,367|32.9}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Gaétan Grenier|8,119|20.0}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Christine Moore|587|1.4}}
{{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Lisette Proulx|439|1.1 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|40,637|	100.0}}
{{end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

==References==
*{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|accessdate=2011-03-07|24017}}
*[http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts_e.aspx?ed=1476 2011 Results from Elections Canada]
*[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1000 Riding history from the] [[Library of Parliament]]
*[http://www.elections.ca Campaign expense data from Elections Canada]

===Notes===
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