Trois-Rivières_(electoral_district)

Trois-Rivières (federal electoral district)

Trois-Rivières (federal electoral district)

Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada


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

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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.

This riding lost territory to Saint-Maurice—Champlain and gained territory from Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

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.

Demographics

(As of 2021)[1]

  • Average family income: $74,200
  • Median household income: $56,800
  • Unemployment: 8%
  • Language: 93.3% French, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% English, 1% Arabic
  • Religion: 70.4% Christian (63.9% Catholic), 27.1% No religion, 2% Muslim
  • Ethnicity: 91% White, 3.2% Black, 2% Indigenous, 1.4% Latin American, 1.2% Arab

History

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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Election results

Trois-Rivières, 1979-present

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Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

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Trois-Rivières Métropolitain, 1972-1979

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Trois-Rivières, 1949-1972

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Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

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Three Rivers, 1935-1949

Graph of election results in Three Rivers (1934-1949, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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Three Rivers, 1867-1892

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Districts since 1867 that have included Trois-Rivières

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

  Name Assignments [12] Party Election [13] Popular Vote [14]
  Charles Boucher de Niverville[15]Government MPConservative186766%
  William McDougallGovernment MPConservative1868unopposed
  William McDougallGovernment MP (before 1873)
Official Opposition MP (after 1873)
Conservative1872unopposed
  William McDougallOfficial Opposition MPConservative187478%
  William McDougall[16]Government MPConservative187857%
  Hector LangevinCabinet Member Conservative1878unopposed
  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[17]Government MPLiberal190454%
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal1907unopposed
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal190864%
  Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal191150%
  Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal1917unopposed
  Jacques Bureau[18]Government MPLiberal192168%
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal1922unopposed
  Arthur BettezGovernment MP (until 1926)
Official Opposition MP (after 1926)
Liberal192556%
  Arthur BettezGovernment MPLiberal192666%
  Arthur Bettez[19]Official Opposition MPLiberal193057%
  Charles BourgeoisGovernment MPConservative193150%
  Wilfrid Gariépy[20]Government MPLiberal193530%
  Robert Ryan[21]Government MPLiberal194053%
 } Wilfrid Gariépy[22]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[23]Official Opposition MPProgressive Conservative196345%
 } Joseph-Alfred MongrainIndependent MPIndependent196559%
  Joseph-Alfred Mongrain[24]Government MPLiberal196846%
  Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal197148%
  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[25]Parliamentary Secretary (until 1993)
Cabinet Member (after 1993)
Progressive Conservative198869%
  Yves RocheleauOfficial Opposition MPBloc Québécois199353%
  Yves RocheleauThird Party MPBloc Québécois199742%
  Yves RocheleauThird Party MPBloc Québécois200047%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200457%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200646%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200846%

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References

  • "Trois-Rivières (federal electoral district) (Code 24072) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.[dead link]
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada[not specific enough to verify]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.
  7. By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.
  8. Boucher de Niverville resigned in 1868.
  9. Cabinet 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.
  10. Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1907.
  11. Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.
  12. Bettez died in 1931.
  13. Gariépy lost the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal.
  14. Ryan lost the 1945 election.
  15. Gariépy lost the 1949 election as a Liberal.
  16. Balcer sat as an Independent by 1965.
  17. Mongrain died in 1970.
  18. Vincent lost the 1993 election.

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