Champlain (electoral district)

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Champlain was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.

It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into the districts of Saint-Maurice—Champlain and Trois-Rivières.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1. John Jones Ross, Conservative (1867-1874)
2. Hippolyte Montplaisir, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1891)
3. Onésime Carignan, Conservative (1891-[1896)
4. François-Arthur Marcotte, Conservative (1897-1900])
5. Jeffrey Alex Rousseau, Liberal (1900-1908)
6. Pierre-Edouard Blondin, Conservative (1908-1917)
7. Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers, Liberal (1917-1930])
8. Jean-Louis Bearibau, Conservative (1930-1935)
9. Hervé-Edgar Brunelle, Liberal (1935-1949)
10. Irenée Rochefort, Liberal (1949-1958)
11. Paul Lahaye, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
12. Jean-Paul Matte, Liberal (1962-1968)
13. René Matte, Social Credit (1968-1979)
14. Michel Veillette, Liberal (1979-1984)
15. Michel Champagne, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
16. Réjean Lefebvre, Bloc Québécois (1993-2000)
17. Marcel Gagnon, Bloc Québécois (2000-2004)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	ROSS, John Jones	1,449
	Unknown	MARTINEAU,	305

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	ROSS, John Jones	1,369
	Unknown	TRUDEL, P.O.	1,208

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte	1,063
	Unknown	TRUDEL, R.	1,052

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte	1,673
	Unknown	FUGERE, N.	527

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte	1,773
	Unknown	TURCOTTE, Hon. A.	614

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	MONTPLAISIR, H.	1,649
	Liberal	TRUDEL, P.O.	1,534

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	CARIGNAN, Onésime	1,976
	Unknown	TRUDEL, Ferdinand	1,899

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MARCOTTE, F.A.	2,411
	Liberal	TRUDEL, P.	2,035

By-election: On election being declared void 12 January 1897

By-election on 7 April 1897
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	MARCOTTE, F.A.	2,314
	Liberal	TRUDEL, F.X.A.	2,187

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROUSSEAU, J.A.	2,903
	Conservative	MARCOTTE, F.A.	2,572

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROUSSEAU, Jeffrey Alex	2,934
	Conservative	MARCOTTE, François-Arthur	2,623

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BLONDIN, Pierre-Edouard	3,310
	Liberal	DEGUISE, Ernest	3,217

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BLONDIN, Pierre-Edouard	3,811
	Liberal	ROUSSEAU, Jeffrey-Alexandre	3,444

By-election: On Hon. P.E. Blondin being appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 20 October 1914

By-election on 7 November 1914
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BLONDIN, Hon. Pierre Edouard	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Opposition	DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur	7,095
	Government	BLONDIN, Hon. Pierre Edouard	472

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur	11,709
	Conservative	DESROCHERS, Joseph Hildèges	3,170
	Progressive	TRUDEL, Auguste	2,090

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur	9,423
	Conservative	BERGERON, Albert Joseph Ovila	5,057

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur	10,024
	Conservative	DOSTALER, Louis Joseph	5,407

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	BARIBEAU, Jean-Louis	9,024
	Liberal	DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur	8,232
	Independent Liberal	GUIBORD, Joseph-Edmond	1,797

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar	8,172
	Conservative	BARIBEAU, Jean-Louis	7,343

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar	9,546
	National Government	BAILLY, Rodrigue	5,090

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar	8,332
	Independent	MORRISSETTE, Roméo	4,298
	Progressive Conservative	ARSENEAU, Ernest	1,880
	Social Credit	ST-CYR, Joseph-Julien-Louis-Philippe	1,139

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROCHEFORT, Joseph-Irenée	11,663
	Progressive Conservative	PRONOVOST, Joseph-Lucien-Ivanho	7,719
	Independent Liberal	MORRISSETTE, Roméo	940
	Union des électeurs	MEUNIER, Henri	747

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROCHEFORT, Irenée	14,420
	Progressive Conservative	PRONOVOST, Ivanhoe	8,324

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	ROCHEFORT, Irenée	13,767
	Progressive Conservative	LAHAYE, Paul	9,988

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	LAHAYE, Paul	13,537
	Liberal	MONGRAIN, J.-Alfred	13,374

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MATTE, Jean-Paul	9,936
	Social Credit	ARVISAIS, Origène	8,662
	Progressive Conservative	LAHAYE, Paul	7,789
	New Democrat	BERGERON, Albert	815

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MATTE, Jean-Paul	12,446
	Social Credit	ARVISAIS, Origène	7,470
	Progressive Conservative	MARCOTTE, Gaston	7,287
	New Democrat	BERGERON, J.-Albert	570

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MATTE, Jean-Paul	12,334
	Progressive Conservative	RICARD, Antonio	6,106
	Ralliement créditiste	SIMARD, Roger-J.	5,221
	New Democrat	LEROUX, Irénée	2,098

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ralliement créditiste	MATTE, René	9,866
	Liberal	MATTE, Jean-Paul	9,665
	Progressive Conservative	FILION, Lucien	6,449
	New Democrat	DIAMOND, George L.	550

Canadian federal election, 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	MATTE, René	14,882
	Liberal	TROTTIER, Laurier	11,403
	Progressive Conservative	GINGRAS, Henriot	2,770
	New Democrat	LANDRY, Jean-Guy	505

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Social Credit	MATTE, René	14,466
	Liberal	TROTTIER, Laurier	11,896
	Progressive Conservative	PRONOVOST, Paul-A.	2,452
	New Democrat	LANDRY, Jean-Guy	716

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	VEILLETTE, Michel	22,256
	Not affiliated	MATTE, René	10,441
	Progressive Conservative	LAMY, Gérard	4,200
	Social Credit	L'HERAULT, Claude	2,796
	New Democrat	TOUSIGNANT, Denis	1,328
	Rhino	LEYCURAS, Gilles	753

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	VEILLETTE, Michel	25,758
	New Democrat	MATTE, René	9,164
	Progressive Conservative	DEMERS, Philippe	4,359
	Union Populaire	AUBERT, Jacques	238
	Marxist-Leninist	DESROSIERS, Lucie	178

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CHAMPAGNE, Michel	27,467
	Liberal	VEILLETTE, Michel	14,459
	New Democrat	CLOUTIER, Louise	3,124
	Nationaliste	PERRON, Jean	723

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CHAMPAGNE, Michel	29,788
	New Democrat	CRÊTE, Jocelyn	8,792
	Liberal	BURKE, André	7,471

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	LEFEBVRE, Réjean	23,646
	Progressive Conservative	CHAMPAGNE, Michel	13,083
	Liberal	VEILLETTE, Michel	11,251
	New Democrat	DE BILLY, André	445

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	LEFEBVRE, Réjean	20,687
	Liberal	LESIEUR, Pierre	12,915
	Progressive Conservative	ST-AMANT, Yves	12,784
	New Democrat	GENEST, Petra	632

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	GAGNON, Marcel	20,423
	Liberal	BOULET, Julie	20,408
	Canadian Alliance	LABRANCHE, Eric	2,588
	Marijuana	GIROUX, Paul	1,020
	New Democrat	TOONE, Philippe	672

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External link

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament