The electoral division of Mégantic is located in a sector east of the administrative region of Estrie.
It emerged from the electoral division of Mégantic-Compton, which existed between 1972 and 2011.
The four candidates from parties serving in the National Assembly at dissolution:
Coalition Avenir Québec: François Jacques
Parti Québécois: Gloriane Blais
Quebec Liberal Party: Robert G. Roy
Québec Solidaire: Andrée Larrivée
The original riding of Mégantic was created in 1867, but abolished before the 1973 elections.
It resurfaced in 2012, where its constituents elected Liberal Ghislain Bolduc, who announced his retirement from politics this summer.
History
The toponym Mégantic refers to Lac Mégantic and derives from the Abenaki word “namakottik,” meaning “place where there are lake trout.”
It also designates the Town of Lac-Mégantic, the site of a deadly train derailment in 2013, and Mont Mégantic.