Berthier—Maskinongé (; formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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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

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between the north suburbs of

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and

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located 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 Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

. The district includes the Regional County Municipalities of D'Autray and Maskinongé, and the former cities of Pointe-du-Lac and Trois-Rivières-Ouest in the City of

. The neighbouring ridings are

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, Repentigny, Verchères—Les Patriotes, Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour,

, and Saint-Maurice—Champlain.

Demographics

''According to the

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, 2023 representation order'' Race: 96.3% White, 1.8% Indigenous
Languages: 97.6% French, 1.7% English
Religions: 74.9% Christian (68.9% Catholic, 5.9% Other), 24.5% None
Median income: $37,600 (2020)
Average income: $44,520 (2020)

History

The riding was created in 1924 from Berthier and Maskinongé. It consisted of Berthier County 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, 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, 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

, 36.0% from Berthier—Montcalm, and 19.2% from Saint-Maurice. In the 2004 election and the 2006 election,

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MP Guy André was elected in the riding. This riding lost territory to

and gained territory from

during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Following

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, it gained Saint-Sulpice from Repentigny.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

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.

References

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Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
* Riding history from the

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(1924 - 1952)(1975 - 1980)(1981 - 1987)(2003 - present)

Notes

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