Champlain () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2004.
It was created in 1867 as part of the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into the districts of Saint-Maurice—Champlain and Trois-Rivières.
Members of Parliament This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
List of MPs for districts that included Champlain (since 1867) The following list contains members of districts that have included Champlain, since 1867:
NameAssignmentsPartyElectionPopular VoteHistory of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Champlain, QuebecJohn Jones Ross Government MP Conservative 1867 83%John Jones Ross Government MP (before 1873)Official Opposition MP (after 1873) Conservative 1872 53%Hippolyte Montplaisir Official Opposition MP Conservative 1874 50%Hippolyte Montplaisir Government MP Conservative 1878 76%Hippolyte Montplaisir Government MP Conservative 1882 74%Hippolyte Montplaisir Government MP Conservative 1887 52%Onésime Carignan Government MP Conservative 1891 51%François-Arthur Marcotte Official Opposition MP Conservative 1896 54%François-Arthur Marcotte Official Opposition MP Conservative 1897 51%Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau Government MP Liberal 1900 53%Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau Government MP Liberal 1904 53%Pierre Édouard Blondin Official Opposition MP Conservative 1908 51%Pierre Édouard Blondin Government MP Conservative 1911 53%Pierre Édouard Blondin Cabinet Member Conservative 1914 unopposedArthur Lesieur Desaulniers Official Opposition MP Liberal 1917 94%Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Liberal 1921 69%Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP (until 1926)Official Opposition MP (after 1926) Liberal 1925 65%Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP Liberal 1926 65%Jean-Louis Baribeau Government MP Conservative 1930 47%Hervé-Edgar Brunelle Government MP Liberal 1935 53%Hervé-Edgar Brunelle Government MP Liberal 1940 65%Hervé-Edgar Brunelle Government MP Liberal 1945 53%Irenée Rochefort Government MP Liberal 1949 55%Irenée Rochefort Government MP Liberal 1953 63%Irenée Rochefort Official Opposition MP Liberal 1957 58%Paul Lahaye Government MP Progressive Conservative 1958 50%Jean-Paul Matte Official Opposition MP Liberal 1962 37%Jean-Paul Matte Government MP Liberal 1963 45%Jean-Paul Matte Government MP Liberal 1965 48%René Matte Third Party MP Ralliement Créditiste 1968 37%René Matte Third Party MP Social Credit 1972 50%René Matte Third Party MP Social Credit 1974 49%Michel Veillette Official Opposition MP Liberal 1979 53%Michel Veillette Government MPParliamentary Secretary (after 1984) Liberal 1980 65%Michel Champagne Government MPParliamentary Secretary (after 1986) Progressive Conservative 1984 60%Michel Champagne Parliamentary Secretary Progressive Conservative 1988 65%Réjean Lefebvre Official Opposition MP Bloc Québécois 1993 49%Réjean Lefebvre Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 1997 44%Marcel Gagnon Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 2000 45%Marcel Gagnon Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 2004 55%Jean-Yves Laforest Third Party MP Bloc Québécois 2006 44%
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Mauricie Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
Notes
References
External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament