Saint-Maurice—Champlain
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 Quebec electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Saint-Maurice—Champlain in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 95,944 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 80,032 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 33,188.55 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2.9 | ||
| 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 Canadian House of Commons 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
Saint-Maurice—Champlain riding was created in 2003 from parts of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice ridings.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice prior to 2003. | ||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Marcel Gagnon | Bloc Québécois | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Jean-Yves Laforest | Bloc Québécois | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2012 | Lise St-Denis | New Democratic | |
| 2012–present | Liberal | |||
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| 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 | – | – | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | 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 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | 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 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | 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 | |||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Mauricie
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
- "(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
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