- 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 MP Conservative 1867 unopposed
"Élie Lacerte ""Government MP" "Conservative" "1868" "62%" Élie Lacerte [Lacerte lost the 1874 election.]Government MP (before 1873) Official Opposition MP (after 1873)Conservative 1872 unopposed Charles Gérin-Lajoie Government MP Liberal 1874 52% Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Conservative 1878 53% Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Conservative 1882 65% François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Conservative 1887 59% François-Sévère Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Conservative 1891 54%
Sir Adolphe-Philippe CaronOfficial Opposition MPConservative 1896 54% Jacques Bureau Government MP Liberal 1900 53% Jacques Bureau [Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1907.]Government MP Liberal 1904 54%
"Jacques Bureau ""Cabinet Member" "Liberal" "1907" " unopposed "Jacques Bureau Cabinet Member Liberal 1908 64% Jacques Bureau Official Opposition MPLiberal 1911 50% Jacques Bureau Official Opposition MPLiberal 1917 unopposed Jacques Bureau [Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.]Government MP Liberal 1921 68%
"Jacques Bureau ""Cabinet Member" "Liberal" "1922" " unopposed "Arthur Bettez Government MP (until 1926) Official Opposition MP (after 1926)Liberal 1925 56% Arthur Bettez Government MP Liberal 1926 66% Arthur Bettez [Bettez died in 1931.]Government MP Liberal 1930 57%
"Charles Bourgeois ""Government MP" "Conservative" "1931" "50%" Joseph-Alphida Crête Government MP Liberal 1935 33% Joseph-Alphida Crête [Crête lost the 1945 election.]Government MP Liberal 1940 49% René Hamel [Hamel sat as an Independent by 1949; he lost the 1949 election.]Independent MP Bloc Populaire Canadien 1945 41% Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MP Liberal 1949 50% Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MP Liberal 1953 64% Joseph-Adolphe Richard Government MP Liberal 1957 59% Joseph-Adolphe Richard [Richard lost the 1962 election.]Government MP Liberal 1958 53% Gérard Lamy [Lamy lost the 1963 election.]Third Party MP Social Credit 1962 56% Jean Chrétien Parliamentary Secretary (after 1965)Liberal 1963 46% Jean Chrétien Parliamentary Secretary (until 1967)
Cabinet Member (after 1967)Liberal 1965 44% Jean Chrétien Cabinet Member Liberal 1968 45% Jean Chrétien Cabinet Member Liberal 1972 57% Jean Chrétien Cabinet Member Liberal 1974 65% Jean Chrétien Official Opposition MPLiberal 1979 71% Jean Chrétien Cabinet Member
Deputy Prime Minister (after 1984)Liberal 1980 77% Jean Chrétien [Chrétien resigned in 1986.]Official Opposition MPLiberal 1984 59%
"Gilles Grondin "" Official Opposition MP""Liberal" "1986" "59%" Denis Pronovost [Pronovost sat as an Independent by 1993.]Government MP Progressive Conservative 1988 45% Jean Chrétien Prime Minister Liberal 1993 54% Jean Chrétien Prime Minister Liberal 1997 47% Jean Chrétien [Chrétien resigned in 2003.]Prime Minister Liberal 2000 54% Marcel Gagnon Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 2004 55% Jean-Yves Laforest Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 2006 44% 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]
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