Trois-Rivières (electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Trois-Rivières
province = Quebec


caption = Trois-Rivières in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 24072
fed-created = 1976
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1979
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Paule Brunelle
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = BQ
fed-rep-party-link = Bloc Québécois
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 94272
demo-electors = 76988
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 206
demo-cd = Trois-Rivières
demo-csd = Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières (formerly known as Three Rivers and Trois-Rivières Métropolitain) is an electoral district in Quebec, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1935 to the present.

It was created as "Three Rivers" riding by the British North America Act of 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Three Rivers and St. Maurice riding.

The electoral district's English name changed in 1947 to "Trois-Rivières". The riding's name was changed again in 1972 to "Trois-Rivières Métropolitain". Trois-Rivières Métropolitain was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into a new "Trois-Rivières" riding and Champlain riding.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Mauricie, consists of most of the city of Trois-Rivières, excepting the former cities of Trois-Rivières-Ouest and Pointe-du-Lac.

The neighbouring ridings are Berthier—Maskinongé, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.

History

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

Trois-Rivières, 1979-present

Trois-Rivières Métropolitain, 1972-1979

Trois-Rivières, 1949-1972

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Three Rivers, 1935-1949

Three Rivers, 1867-1892

Districts since 1867 that have included Trois-Rivières

The following list contains members of districts that have included Trois-Rivières, since 1867:

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Name
Assignments [Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.]
Party
Election [By-elections are indicated with an "Italic font".]
Popular Vote [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=753 History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Trois-Rivières, Quebec] ]

Charles Boucher de Niverville [Boucher de Niverville resigned in 1868.] Government MPConservative186766%
"William McDougall""Government MP""Conservative""1868""unopposed"
William McDougallGovernment MP (before 1873)
Official Opposition MP (after 1873)Conservative1872unopposed
William McDougallOfficial Opposition MPConservative187478%
William McDougall [ Cabient Member Hector Langevin lost his seat in the district of Rimouski in the 1878 general election. McDougall, who was re-elected, resigned to give Langevin the opportunity to sit in Parliament.] Government MPConservative187857%
"Hector Langevin""Cabinet Member ""Conservative""1878""unopposed"
Hector LangevinCabinet MemberConservative1882unopposed
Hector LangevinCabinet MemberConservative188751%
Hector LangevinGovernment MP
Cabinet Member (until 1891)Conservative189159%
Sir Adolphe-Philippe CaronOfficial Opposition MPConservative189654%
Jacques BureauGovernment MPLiberal190053%
Jacques Bureau [Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1907.] Government MPLiberal190454%
"Jacques Bureau""Cabinet Member""Liberal""1907""unopposed"
Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal190864%
Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal191150%
Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal1917unopposed
Jacques Bureau [Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.] Government MPLiberal192168%
"Jacques Bureau""Cabinet Member""Liberal""1922""unopposed"
Arthur BettezGovernment MP (until 1926)
Official Opposition MP (after 1926)Liberal192556%
Arthur BettezGovernment MPLiberal192666%
Arthur Bettez [Bettez died in 1931.] Official Opposition MPLiberal193057%
"Charles Bourgeois""Government MP""Conservative""1931""50%"
Wilfrid Gariépy [Gariépy lost the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal.] Government MPLiberal193530%
Robert Ryan [Ryan lost the 1945 election.] Government MPLiberal194053%
Wilfrid Gariépy [Gariépy lost the 1949 election as a Liberal.] Independent MPIndependent194532%
Léon BalcerOfficial Opposition MPProgressive Conservative194939%
Léon BalcerOfficial Opposition MPProgressive Conservative195353%
Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative195751%
Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative195860%
Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative196249%
Léon Balcer [Balcer sat as an Independent by 1965.] Official Opposition MPProgressive Conservative196345%
Joseph-Alfred MongrainIndependent MPIndependent196559%
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain [Mongrain died in 1970.] Government MPLiberal196846%
"Claude Lajoie""Government MP""Liberal""1971""48%"
Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal197244%
Claude LajoieGovernment MP
Parliamentary Secretary (from 1975 to 1977)Liberal197461%
Claude LajoieOfficial Opposition MPLiberal197961%
Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal198068%
Pierre H. VincentParliamentary SecretaryProgressive Conservative198464%
Pierre H. Vincent [Vincent lost the 1993 election.] Parliamentary Secretary (until 1993)
Cabinet Member (after 1993)Progressive Conservative198869%
Yves RocheleauOfficial Opposition MPBloc Québécois199353%
Yves Rocheleau Third Party MPBloc Québécois199742%
Yves RocheleauThird Party MPBloc Québécois200047%
Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200457%
Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200646%

Footnotes

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Mauricie
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=753 1867 - 1892]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=750&Include= 1933 - 1947]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=1268&Include= 1947 - 1972]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=754&Include= 1972 - 1976]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=752&Include= 1976 - present]