Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district) explained

Saint-Maurice
Province:Quebec
Fed-Status:defunct
Fed-Created:1966
Fed-Abolished:2003
Fed-Election-First:1968
Fed-Election-Last:2000

Saint Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896.[1] Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2004.[2]

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 to form Three Rivers and St. Maurice.[3]

A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche.[4] The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.[5]

A high-profile MP was the former Prime Minister of Canada, 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:

Election results

Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004

Notes and references

  1. Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)"
  2. Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT-MAURICE, Quebec (1968 - 2004)"
  3. Statutes of Canada 1892, c. 11. Effective from the 1896 election.
  4. Representation Order, 1966. Effective from the 1968 election.
  5. Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.

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