Saint-Maurice
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished2003
First contested1968
Last contested2000

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 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
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
ConservativeLouis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniersacclaimed
Canadian federal by-election, 30 October 1868
On Mr. Désaulniers' resignation, 29 September 1868
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeÉlie Lacerte67961.84
UnknownE. Gérin41938.16
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeÉlie Lacerteacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCharles Gérin-Lajoie57552.46
ConservativeÉlie Lacerte52147.54
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeLouis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers81152.59
UnknownS.J. Remington73147.41
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeLouis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers84265.37
UnknownPierre Lamy44634.63
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeFrançois-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers91858.51
LiberalL.A. Lord65141.49
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeFrançois-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers89454.41
Independent ConservativeLouis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers74945.59

Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien13,89544.52
Ralliement créditisteAlphonse Poulin12,19839.08
Progressive ConservativeGuy Germain4,57014.64
New DemocraticJean-Guy Lalancette5501.76
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien19,84056.66
Social CreditGuy Germain11,36332.45
Progressive ConservativeAntonio Genest2,2276.36
New DemocraticRobert McLeod1,0322.95
Not affiliatedPierre Drolet5521.58
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien20,46565.26
Social CreditAntonio Genest5,47117.45
Progressive ConservativeRichard Durand3,50111.16
New DemocraticClaude De Carufel1,4424.60
Not affiliatedPierre Rousseau4821.54
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien27,24371.06
Social CreditPierre-André Hamel6,83717.83
Progressive ConservativeR. Armand Charbonneau2,7957.29
New DemocraticRobert Deschamps9522.48
Union populairePierre Chénard3510.92
Marxist–LeninistNormand Beaudoin1600.42
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien27,35676.70
Progressive ConservativeR. Armand Charbonneau2,5167.05
Social CreditNormand Lafrenière2,3696.64
New DemocraticEdgar Paquette1,9635.50
RhinocerosJ.F. le Calife De Vernal1,2063.38
Union populaireLionel C. Laporte1610.45
Marxist–LeninistNormand Beaudoin950.27
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien24,05058.88
Progressive ConservativeRoger Armand Charbonneau14,46835.42
New DemocraticDanielle Delbecque1,4333.51
Parti nationalisteAlain Déry8922.18
Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1986
On Mr. Chrétien's resignation, 27 February 1986
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGilles Grondin19,60858.90
Progressive ConservativeRobert Leclerc6,66620.02
New DemocraticClaude Rompré6,48419.48
Parti nationalisteLouise Gravel4281.29
IndependentJohn Turmel1040.31
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDenis Pronovost18,74145.30
New DemocraticClaude Rompré12,46330.12
LiberalYvon Milette10,16824.58
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien25,20054.06
Bloc QuébécoisClaude Rompré18,89640.54
Progressive ConservativePauline B. Daneault1,9094.10
Natural LawChristian Simard3720.80
New DemocraticRobert Des Champs2360.51
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJean Chrétien22,26647.30
Bloc QuébécoisYves Duhaime20,66443.89
Progressive ConservativeDenis Vincent3,6577.77
New DemocraticEric Hébert4891.04
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean Chrétien23,34554.07$60,591
Bloc QuébécoisFrançois Marchand16,82138.96$57,038
AllianceJean-Guy Mercier1,4613.38$500
Progressive ConservativePierre Blais8662.24$50
New DemocraticRaymond Chase3590.83none listed
CommunistSylvain Archambault2230.52$187
Total valid votes 43,175100.00
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

  1. 1 2 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.

See also

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