Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Quebec electoral district
	Saint-Maurice—Champlain in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
;
District created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	110,273
Electors (2015)	91,588
Area (km²)	38,904
Pop. density (per km²)	2.8
Census divisions	La Tuque, Les Chenaux, Mékinac, Shawinigan
Census subdivisions	La Tuque, Saint-Tite, Shawinigan, Batiscan, Champlain, Grandes-Piles, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Stanislas, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Sainte-Thècle, Trois-Rives

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-Maurice, including Communauté de Wemotaci Indian Reserve, Coucoucache Indian Reserve No. 24A and Obedjiwan Indian Reserve No. 28; and
the regional county municipalities of Les Chenaux and Mékinac.

The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac.

History[edit]

Saint-Maurice—Champlain riding was created in 2003 from parts of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice ridings.

This riding gained territory from Trois-Rivières during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament[edit]

Parliament	Years		Party
Saint-Maurice—Champlain Riding created from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice
38th	2004–2006	Marcel Gagnon	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006–2008	Jean-Yves Laforest
40th	2008–2011	Jean-Yves Laforest
41st	2011–2012	Lise St-Denis	New Democratic
41st	2012–2015	Lise St-Denis	Liberal
42nd	2015–present	François-Philippe Champagne	Liberal

Election results[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	François-Philippe Champagne	24,475	41.52	+30.59	$107,029.87
	New Democratic	Jean-Yves Tremblay	12,245	20.77	-20.51	$29,855.51
	Bloc Québécois	Sacki Carignan Deschamps	11,295	19.16	-9.31	$32,567.29
	Conservative	Jacques Grenier	9,592	16.27	-0.86	$49,358.13
	Green	Martial Toupin	1,144	1.94	-0.09	$3,832.69
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean-Paul Bédard	196	0.33	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,947	100.0		$269,923.91
Total rejected ballots			1,175	–	–
Turnout			60,122	–	–
Eligible voters			92,086
Source: Elections Canada^[3]^[4]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[5]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	22,777	41.28
	Bloc Québécois	15,711	28.47
	Conservative	9,452	17.13
	Liberal	6,029	10.93
	Green	1,120	2.03
	Others	88	0.16

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Lise St-Denis	18,628	39.1	+31.3
	Bloc Québécois	Jean-Yves Laforest	13,961	29.3	-14.7
	Conservative	Jacques Grenier	8,447	17.7	-6.2
	Liberal	Yves Tousignant	5,670	11.9	-9.1
	Green	Pierre Audette	972	2.0	-1.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,678	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,193	2.4	–
Turnout			48,871	60.8	–
Eligible voters			80,315	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Jean-Yves Laforest	20,397	44.0	-0.6	$57,864
	Conservative	Stéphane Roof	11,083	23.9	-9.1	$65,544
	Liberal	Ronald St-Onge Lynch	9,755	21.0	+9.5	$1,857
	New Democratic	Anne Marie Aubert	3,601	7.8	+0.3
	Green	Martial Toupin	1,562	3.4	-0.2	$2,629
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,398	100.0	$99,633

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Jean-Yves Laforest	21,532	44.3	-11.0	$36,733
	Conservative	Martial Toupin	16,028	33.0	+24.2	$13,342
	Liberal	Lucille Whissell	5,612	11.6	-19.0	$14,587
	New Democratic	Claude Larocque	3,684	7.6	+5.2	$1,524
	Green	Pierre Cayou Audette	1,705	3.5	+1.7	$1,585
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,561	100.0	$93,422

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Marcel Gagnon	25,918	55.3	–	$55,299
	Liberal	Marie-Eve Bilodeau	14,320	30.6	–	$64,827
	Conservative	Martial Toupin	4,129	8.8	–	$17,805
	New Democratic	Pierre J.C. Allard	1,104	2.4	–
	Green	Pierre Cayou Audette	855	1.8	–	$7.58
	Marijuana	Paul Giroux	547	1.2	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			46,873	100.0	$91,967

References[edit]

"(Code 24068) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding history from the Library of Parliament
2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes[edit]

Coordinates: 47°00′32″N 72°37′12″W / 47.009°N 72.620°W / 47.009; -72.620

[1] Statistics Canada: 2012

[2] Statistics Canada: 2012

[3] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 30 September 2015

[4] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[5] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac—Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

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v t e Federal ridings in Central Quebec
Bloc Québécois	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel Joliette Montcalm Repentigny
New Democratic	Berthier—Maskinongé Trois-Rivières
Conservative	Lévis—Lotbinière Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
Liberal	Saint-Maurice—Champlain