Saint Maurice () was a federal electoral district (riding) in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1867 to 1896.Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT MAURICE, Quebec (1867 - 1896)" Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 2004.Parliament of Canada, "HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867, SAINT-MAURICE, Quebec (1968 - 2004)"
The electoral district of Saint Maurice was formed in 1867, the continuation of the pre-confederation electoral division with the same delimitation. In 1892, it was merged with the district of Trois-Rivières to form Three Rivers and St. Maurice.Statutes of Canada 1892, c. 11. Effective from the 1896 election.
A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche.Representation Order, 1966. Effective from the 1968 election. The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.Representation Order, 2003. Effective from the 2004 election.
A high-profile MP was the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien, who represented the riding of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche for five years and the riding of Saint-Maurice for 29 years.
Members of Parliament
This ridings elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results Saint Maurice, 1867–1886
Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Mauricie Historical federal electoral districts of Canada Politics of Quebec
References
External links Riding history of Saint Maurice (1867-1896) from the Library of Parliament Riding history of Saint-Maurice (1968-2004) from the Library of Parliament