- Saint-Maurice (electoral district)
Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in
Quebec ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1968 to 2004.The riding was first created in 1867 and merged with the district of Trois-Rivières in 1933 to form
Three Rivers and St. Maurice . Saint-Maurice was re-established as a district in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain andSaint-Maurice—Laflèche . The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed intoBerthier—Maskinongé andSaint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.Members of Parliament for Saint-Maurice
This riding elected the following members of the
Canadian House of Commons :From 1867 to 1892
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Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers , Conservative, (1867-1868)
*Élie Lacerte , Conservative, (1868-1874)
*Charles Gérin-Lajoie , Liberal, (1874-1878)
*Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers , Conservative, (1878-1887)
*François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers , Conservative, (1887-1896)From 1966 to 2003
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Jean Chrétien , Liberal, (1968-1986)
*Gilles Grondin , Liberal, (1986-1988)
*Denis Pronovost , Progressive Conservative, (1988-1993)
*Jean Chrétien , Liberal, (1993-2003)Including Mother Districts (since 1867)
The following list contains members of districts that have included Saint-Maurice, since 1867:
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Popular Vote [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=650&Include= History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Saint Maurice, Quebec] ]Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Government MPConservative1867unopposed
"Élie Lacerte ""Government MP""Conservative""1868""62%"Élie Lacerte [Lacerte lost the 1874 election.] Government MP (before 1873)Official Opposition MP (after 1873)Conservative1872unopposed Charles Gérin-Lajoie Government MPLiberal187452%Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Government MPConservative187853%Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Government MPConservative188265%François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers Government MPConservative188759%François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers Government MPConservative189154%
Sir Adolphe-Philippe CaronOfficial Opposition MPConservative189654%Jacques Bureau Government 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 Bureau Cabinet MemberLiberal190864%Jacques Bureau Official Opposition MPLiberal191150%Jacques Bureau Official 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 Bettez Government MP (until 1926)Official Opposition MP (after 1926)Liberal192556%Arthur Bettez Government MPLiberal192666%Arthur Bettez [Bettez died in 1931.] Government MPLiberal193057%
"Charles Bourgeois ""Government MP""Conservative""1931""50%"Joseph-Alphida Crête Government MPLiberal193533%Joseph-Alphida Crête [Crête lost the 1945 election.] Government MPLiberal194049%René Hamel [Hamel sat as an Independent by 1949; he lost the 1949 election.] Independent MPBloc Populaire Canadien 194541%Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MPLiberal194950%Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MPLiberal195364%Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MPLiberal195759%Joseph-Adolphe Richard [Richard lost the 1962 election.] Government MPLiberal195853%Gérard Lamy [Lamy lost the 1963 election.] Third Party MPSocial Credit196256%Jean Chrétien Parliamentary Secretary (after 1965)Liberal196346%Jean Chrétien Parliamentary Secretary (until 1967)
Cabinet Member (after 1967)Liberal196544%Jean Chrétien Cabinet MemberLiberal196845%Jean Chrétien Cabinet MemberLiberal197257%Jean Chrétien Cabinet MemberLiberal197465%Jean Chrétien Official Opposition MPLiberal197971%Jean Chrétien Cabinet Member
Deputy Prime Minister (after 1984)Liberal198077%Jean Chrétien [Chrétien resigned in 1986.]Official Opposition MPLiberal198459%
"Gilles Grondin ""Official Opposition MP""Liberal""1986""59%"Denis Pronovost [Pronovost sat as an Independent by 1993.] Government MPProgressive Conservative198845%Jean Chrétien Prime MinisterLiberal199354%Jean Chrétien Prime MinisterLiberal199747%Jean Chrétien [Chrétien resigned in 2003.] Prime MinisterLiberal200054%Marcel Gagnon Third Party MPBloc Québécois 200455%Jean-Yves Laforest Third Party MPBloc Québécois 200644%Footnotes
ee also
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History of Canada
*History of Quebec
*List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Mauricie
*Past Canadian electoral districts
*Politics of Canada
*Politics of Quebec
* Saint-Maurice—Champlain Federal Electoral District
* Saint-Maurice Provincial Electoral District
*Shawinigan External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=651 Riding history from the]
Library of Parliament
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