Mégantic—L'Érable
 Quebec electoral district
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| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative |
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| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 88,745 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 71,133 | ||
| Area (km²) | 6,278 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 14.1 | ||
| Census divisions | Les Appalaches RCM, L'Érable RCM, Le Granit RCM | ||
| Census subdivisions | , Disraeli, East Broughton, Lac-Mégantic, Plessisville, Princeville, Saint-Ferdinand, Thetford Mines | ||
Mégantic—L'Érable is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
The current MP is Conservative Luc Berthold.
Straddling the Quebec regions of Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches and Estrie, it consists of the regional county municipalities of Les Appalaches, L'Érable, and Le Granit. Notable towns include Thetford Mines, Plessisville and Lac-Mégantic.
The neighbouring ridings are Compton—Stanstead, Richmond—Arthabaska, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, and Beauce.
Its population is 87,078, including 69,617 voters, and it covers an area of 5,912 km².
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Frontenac—Mégantic and Lotbinière—L'Érable ridings.
The 2012 electoral redistribution saw this riding gain territory from Beauce and lose a small fraction of territory to Lévis—Lotbinière.
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