Saint-Maurice (electoral district)
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]
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
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 | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Maurice | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative | |
| 1868–1872 | Élie Lacerte | |||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Charles Gérin-Lajoie | Liberal | |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | ||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Three Rivers and St. Maurice | ||||
| Saint-Maurice Riding re-created from Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1986 | |||
| 1986–1988 | Gilles Grondin | |||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Denis Pronovost | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1993–1993 | 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
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | acclaimed | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Élie Lacerte | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Charles Gérin-Lajoie | 575 | 52.46 | |||||
| Conservative | Élie Lacerte | 521 | 47.54 | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 811 | 52.59 | |||||
| Unknown | S.J. Remington | 731 | 47.41 | |||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 842 | 65.37 | |||||
| Unknown | Pierre Lamy | 446 | 34.63 | |||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | 918 | 58.51 | |||||
| Liberal | L.A. Lord | 651 | 41.49 | |||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | 894 | 54.41 | |||||
| Independent Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 749 | 45.59 | |||||
Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 23,345 | 54.07 | $60,591 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | François Marchand | 16,821 | 38.96 | $57,038 | ||||
| Alliance | Jean-Guy Mercier | 1,461 | 3.38 | $500 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Blais | 866 | 2.24 | $50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Raymond Chase | 359 | 0.83 | none listed | ||||
| Communist | Sylvain Archambault | 223 | 0.52 | $187 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 43,175 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,640 | |||||||
| Turnout | 44,815 | 72.50 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 61,810 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
Notes and references
- 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.
See also
External links
- Riding history of Saint Maurice (1867-1896) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history of Saint-Maurice (1968-2004) from the Library of Parliament