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Three Rivers and St. Maurice (french: Trois-Rivières-et-Saint-Maurice; also known as Three Rivers—St. Maurice) was a federal
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in
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, Canada, that was represented in the
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from 1892 to 1935. This riding was created as "Three Rivers and St. Maurice" riding in 1892 from Three Rivers and
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ridings. It was renamed "Three Rivers—St. Maurice" in 1924 and defined to consist of the Cities of Three Rivers and Shawinigan Falls and the County of St. Maurice. The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers ridings.


Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following
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Election results


Three Rivers and St. Maurice, 1896–1925

By-election: On Mr. Bureau being appointed Solicitor-General of Canada, 14 February 1907 By-election: On Mr. Bureau's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown 3 January 1922


Three Rivers—St. Maurice, 1925–1935

By-election: On Mr. Bettez's death, 4 January 1931


See also

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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 Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts 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 provinc ...


External links

Riding history from the
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Three Rivers and St. Maurice (1892 - 1924)

Three Rivers—St. Maurice (1924 - 1933)
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