Saint Maurice was a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896.
[Parliament of Canada,]
HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)
Saint-Maurice was a federal
electoral district in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2004.
The electoral district of Saint Maurice was formed in 1867, the continuation of the pre-confederation electoral division with the same delimitation.
In 1892, it was merged with the district 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 and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of ...
to form
Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Three Rivers and St. Maurice (french: Trois-Rivières-et-Saint-Maurice; also known as Three Rivers—St. Maurice) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1935.
This ...
.
A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of
Champlain and
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
It was created as "St-Maurice—Laflèche" ridi ...
. The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into
Berthier—Maskinongé 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 ...
ridings.
[Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.]
A high-profile
MP was the former
Prime Minister of Canada
The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority the elected House of Commons; as su ...
,
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
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
:
Election results
Saint Maurice, 1867–1886
Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004
Notes and references
See also
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History of Canada
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to History of colonialism, European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Canada were inha ...
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History of Quebec
Quebec was first called ''Canada'' between 1534 and 1763. It was the most developed colony of New France as well as New France's centre, responsible for a variety of dependencies (ex. Acadia, Plaisance, Louisiana, and the Pays d'en Haut). Co ...
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Mauricie
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provi ...
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Politics of Canada
The politics of Canada function within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, in which the monarch is head of state. In pr ...
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Politics of Quebec
The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, P ...
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Saint-Maurice—Champlain Federal Electoral District
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Saint-Maurice Provincial Electoral District
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Shawinigan
External links
Riding history of Saint Maurice (1867-1896)from the
Library of Parliament
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Riding history of Saint-Maurice (1968-2004)from the
Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Quebec