Berthier—Maskinongé (formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal
electoral district
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, that has been represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 103,516.
Geography
The riding extends along the north bank of the
Saint Lawrence River
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between the north suburbs of
Montreal
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and
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
, straddling the Quebec regions of
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.
Geogr ...
and
Mauricie
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.
The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of
D'Autray and
Maskinongé, and the former cities of
Pointe-du-Lac
Pointe-du-Lac is one of the six boroughs of the city of Trois-Rivières and a former municipality in Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River. It was founded in 1738 and its current church dates from 1882. Another old building in the village is the ...
and
Trois-Rivières-Ouest in the City of
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
.
The neighbouring ridings are
Joliette
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greate ...
,
Repentigny,
Verchères—Les Patriotes
Verchères—Les Patriotes (formerly Verchères) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Geography
The riding runs along th ...
,
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour,
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
, and
Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Saint-Maurice–Champlain is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
It consists of:
* the City of Shawinigan;
* the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-M ...
.
This riding lost territory to
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
and gained territory from
Joliette
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greate ...
during the
2012 electoral redistribution.
History
The
riding was created in 1924 from
Berthier and
Maskinongé. It consisted of
Berthier County
Berthier County was a municipal county of Quebec which existed between 1855 and 1 January 1982.
The territory it covered today is included in the administrative region of Lanaudière and is part of the current regional county municipalities (RM ...
and
Maskinongé County.
In 1947, it was redefined to consist of the county of Berthier and the town of Berthierville, the county of Maskinongé and the town of Louiseville, and Gouin township in the county of Joliette.
In 1952, it was abolished when it was merged into
Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière riding.
The riding was recreated in 1966 as "Berthier" from the districts of
Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière,
Chapleau,
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Joliette and L'Assomption—Montcalm ...
,
St-Maurice—Laflèche, and
Three Rivers.
In 1975, the name of the riding was changed to "Berthier-Maskinongé". After the 1980 election, the name of the district was changed to Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière.
In the
1984 election, the seat was won by
Progressive Conservative Robert de Cotret
Jean Robert René de Cotret, (February 20, 1944 – July 9, 1999) was a Canadian politician.
Robert de Cotret was the President and CEO of The Conference Board of Canada from 1976-78 before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada i ...
, who held it until the
1988 election. The riding was abolished in 1987. It was divided between
Berthier—Montcalm,
Champlain, and
Saint-Maurice.
Berthier—Maskinongé was re-created in 2003. 44.8% of the riding came from
Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
, 36.0% from Berthier—Montcalm, and 19.2% from Saint-Maurice.
In the
2004 election and the
2006 election,
Bloc Québécois
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MP
Guy André was elected in the riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
Election results
Berthier—Maskinongé, 2004-present
Berthier—Maskinongé, 1975-1988
Berthier, 1968-1975
Berthier—Maskinongé, 1925-1953
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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References
*
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada* Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
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(1924 - 1952)(1975 - 1980)(1981 - 1987)(2003 - present)
Notes
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Louiseville
Politics of Trois-Rivières
Quebec federal electoral districts