Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district)

Saint-Maurice
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1966
District abolished	2003
First contested	1968
Last contested	2000

Saint Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896.^[1] Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2004.^[2]

The electoral district of Saint Maurice was formed in 1867, the continuation of the pre-confederation electoral division with the same delimitation.^[1] In 1892, it was merged with the district of Trois-Rivières to form Three Rivers and St. Maurice.^[3]

A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche.^[4] The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.^[5]

A high-profile MP was the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien, who represented the riding of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche for five years and the riding of Saint-Maurice for 29 years.

Members of Parliament

This ridings elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Saint Maurice
1st	1867–1868	Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers	Conservative
1st	1868–1872	Élie Lacerte
2nd	1872–1874	Élie Lacerte
3rd	1874–1878	Charles Gérin-Lajoie	Liberal
4th	1878–1882	Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers	Conservative
5th	1882–1887	Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers
6th	1887–1891	François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers
7th	1891–1896	François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers
Riding dissolved into Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Saint-Maurice Riding re-created from Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
28th	1968–1972	Jean Chrétien	Liberal
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1986
33rd	1986–1988	Gilles Grondin
34th	1988–1993	Denis Pronovost	Progressive Conservative
34th	1993–1993	Denis Pronovost	Independent
35th	1993–1997	Jean Chrétien	Liberal
36th	1997–2000
37th	2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Election results

Saint Maurice, 1867–1886

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Canadian federal by-election, 30 October 1868 On Mr. Désaulniers' resignation, 29 September 1868
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Élie Lacerte	679	61.84
	Unknown	E. Gérin	419	38.16

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Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	13,895	44.52
	Ralliement créditiste	Alphonse Poulin	12,198	39.08
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Germain	4,570	14.64
	New Democratic	Jean-Guy Lalancette	550	1.76

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	19,840	56.66
	Social Credit	Guy Germain	11,363	32.45
	Progressive Conservative	Antonio Genest	2,227	6.36
	New Democratic	Robert McLeod	1,032	2.95
	Not affiliated	Pierre Drolet	552	1.58

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	20,465	65.26
	Social Credit	Antonio Genest	5,471	17.45
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Durand	3,501	11.16
	New Democratic	Claude De Carufel	1,442	4.60
	Not affiliated	Pierre Rousseau	482	1.54

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	27,243	71.06
	Social Credit	Pierre-André Hamel	6,837	17.83
	Progressive Conservative	R. Armand Charbonneau	2,795	7.29
	New Democratic	Robert Deschamps	952	2.48
	Union populaire	Pierre Chénard	351	0.92
	Marxist–Leninist	Normand Beaudoin	160	0.42

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	27,356	76.70
	Progressive Conservative	R. Armand Charbonneau	2,516	7.05
	Social Credit	Normand Lafrenière	2,369	6.64
	New Democratic	Edgar Paquette	1,963	5.50
	Rhinoceros	J.F. le Calife De Vernal	1,206	3.38
	Union populaire	Lionel C. Laporte	161	0.45
	Marxist–Leninist	Normand Beaudoin	95	0.27

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	24,050	58.88
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Armand Charbonneau	14,468	35.42
	New Democratic	Danielle Delbecque	1,433	3.51
	Parti nationaliste	Alain Déry	892	2.18

Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1986 On Mr. Chrétien's resignation, 27 February 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gilles Grondin	19,608	58.90
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Leclerc	6,666	20.02
	New Democratic	Claude Rompré	6,484	19.48
	Parti nationaliste	Louise Gravel	428	1.29
	Independent	John Turmel	104	0.31

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Denis Pronovost	18,741	45.30
	New Democratic	Claude Rompré	12,463	30.12
	Liberal	Yvon Milette	10,168	24.58

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	25,200	54.06
	Bloc Québécois	Claude Rompré	18,896	40.54
	Progressive Conservative	Pauline B. Daneault	1,909	4.10
	Natural Law	Christian Simard	372	0.80
	New Democratic	Robert Des Champs	236	0.51

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	22,266	47.30
	Bloc Québécois	Yves Duhaime	20,664	43.89
	Progressive Conservative	Denis Vincent	3,657	7.77
	New Democratic	Eric Hébert	489	1.04

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Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)"
↑ Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT-MAURICE, Quebec (1968 - 2004)"
↑ Statutes of Canada 1892, c. 11. Effective from the 1896 election.
↑ Representation Order, 1966. Effective from the 1968 election.
↑ Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.

External links

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Vancouver Centre	Constituency represented by the prime minister 1993 – 2003	Succeeded by LaSalle—Émard

[parl1867-1896-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)"

[2] Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT-MAURICE, Quebec (1968 - 2004)"

[3] Statutes of Canada 1892, c. 11. Effective from the 1896 election.

[4] Representation Order, 1966. Effective from the 1968 election.

[5] Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.

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