Saint_Maurice_(electoral_district)

Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district)

Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada

This article is about the federal districts of Saint Maurice and of Saint-Maurice. For the provincial district, see Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district). For the Pre-Confederation electoral district, see Saint Maurice (Province of Canada 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]

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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:

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Election results

Saint Maurice, 1867–1886

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Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004

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Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)"
  2. [2]
    Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT-MAURICE, Quebec (1968 - 2004)"
  3. [3]
    Statutes of Canada 1892, c. 11. Effective from the 1896 election.
  4. [4]
    Representation Order, 1966. Effective from the 1968 election.
  5. [5]
    Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.
  6. [6]
    Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  7. [7]
    Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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