Saint-Maurice (Province of Canada)
 Province of Canada electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct pre-Confederation electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada |
| District created | 1841 |
| District abolished | 1867 |
| First contested | 1841 |
| Last contested | 1863 |
Under the Union regime (1841-1867), the district of Saint-Maurice was re-established. Its boundaries, which roughly covered the current Mauricie area except for the city of Trois-Rivières, were reduced when the district of Maskinongé was created in 1853.[1]
Saint-Maurice was represented by one Member at the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.
Members for Saint-Maurice (1841-1867)
Footnotes
- ↑ History of the electoral map of Québec, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec.
- ↑ By-elections are indicated with Italic font.
- ↑ Turcotte resigned in 1842.
- ↑ Turcotte lost the 1844 election.
- ↑ Papineau lost the 1851 election.
- ↑ Desaulniers lost the 1863 election.
See also
- History of Canada
- History of Quebec
- List of elections in the Province of Canada
- Mauricie
- Politics of Canada
- Politics of Quebec
- Saint-Maurice—Champlain Federal Electoral District
- Saint-Maurice (Quebec provincial electoral district)
- Saint-Maurice (electoral district in Lower Canada)
- Shawinigan
Coordinates: 47°33′6.6″N 73°25′7.9″W / 47.551833°N 73.418861°W
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