- Champlain (electoral district)
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This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Champlain (provincial electoral district).
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.
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Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- John Jones Ross, Conservative (1867-1874)
- Hippolyte Montplaisir, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1891)
- Onésime Carignan, Conservative (1891-1896)
- François-Arthur Marcotte, Conservative (1897-1900)
- Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau, Liberal (1900-1908)
- Pierre-Edouard Blondin, Conservative (1908-1917)
- Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers, Liberal (1917-1930)
- Jean-Louis Baribeau, Conservative (1930-1935)
- Hervé-Edgar Brunelle, Liberal (1935-1949)
- Irenée Rochefort, Liberal (1949-1958)
- Paul Lahaye, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Jean-Paul Matte, Liberal (1962-1968)
- René Matte, Social Credit (1968-1979)
- Michel Veillette, Liberal (1979-1984)
- Michel Champagne, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
- Réjean Lefebvre, Bloc Québécois (1993-2000)
- Marcel Gagnon, Bloc Québécois (2000-2004)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1867 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Jones Ross 1,449 Unknown Martineau 305 Canadian federal election, 1872 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Jones Ross 1,369 Unknown P.O. Trudel 1,208 Canadian federal election, 1874 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative Hippolyte Montplaisir 1,063 Unknown R. Trudel 1,052 Canadian federal election, 1878 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative Hippolyte Montplaisir 1,673 Unknown N. Fugere 527 Canadian federal election, 1882 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative Hippolyte Montplaisir 1,773 Unknown A. Turcotte 614 Canadian federal election, 1887 Party Candidate Votes Liberal-Conservative Hippolyte Montplaisir 1,649 Liberal P.O. Trudel 1,534 Canadian federal election, 1891 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Onésime Carignan 1,976 Unknown Ferdinand Trudel 1,899 Canadian federal election, 1896 Party Candidate Votes Conservative François-Arthur Marcotte 2,411 Liberal P. Trudel 2,035 By-election on 7 April 1897 Due to election being declared void 12 January 1897
Party Candidate Votes Conservative François-Arthur Marcotte 2,314 Liberal F.X.A. Trudel 2,187 Canadian federal election, 1900 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau 2,903 Conservative François-Arthur Marcotte 2,572 Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau 2,934 Conservative François-Arthur Marcotte 2,623 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Pierre Édouard Blondin 3,310 Liberal Ernest Deguise 3,217 Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Pierre Édouard Blondin 3,811 Liberal Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau 3,444 By-election on 7 November 1914 Due to Pierre Édouard Blondin being appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 20 October 1914
Party Candidate Votes Conservative Pierre Édouard Blondin acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Opposition Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 7,095 Government Pierre Édouard Blondin 472 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 11,709 Conservative Joseph Hildèges Desrochers 3,170 Progressive Auguste Trudel 2,090 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 9,423 Conservative Albert Joseph Ovila Bergeron 5,057 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 10,024 Conservative Louis Joseph Dostaler 5,407 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Jean-Louis Baribeau 9,024 Liberal Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 8,232 Independent Liberal Joseph-Edmond Guibord 1,797 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hervé-Edgar Brunelle 8,172 Conservative Jean-Louis Baribeau 7,343 Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hervé-Edgar Brunelle 9,546 National Government Rodrigue Bailly 5,090 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hervé-Edgar Brunelle 8,332 Independent Roméo Morrissette 4,298 Progressive Conservative Ernest Arseneau 1,880 Social Credit Joseph-Julien-Louis-Philippe St-Cyr 1,139 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Irenée Rochefort 11,663 Progressive Conservative Joseph-Lucien-Ivanho Pronovost 7,719 Independent Liberal Roméo Morrissette 940 Union des électeurs Henri Meunier 747 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Irenée Rochefort 14,420 Progressive Conservative Ivanhoe Pronovost 8,324 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Joseph Irenée Rochefort 13,767 Progressive Conservative Paul Lahaye 9,988 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Paul Lahaye 13,537 Liberal J.-Alfred Mongrain 13,374 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean-Paul Matte 9,936 Social Credit Origène Arvisais 8,662 Progressive Conservative Paul Lahaye 7,789 New Democrat Albert Bergeron 815 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean-Paul Matte 12,446 Social Credit Origène Arvisais 7,470 Progressive Conservative Gaston Marcotte 7,287 New Democrat J.-Albert Bergeron 570 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jean-Paul Matte 12,334 Progressive Conservative Antonio Ricard 6,106 Ralliement créditiste Roger-J. Simard 5,221 New Democrat Irénée Leroux 2,098 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes Ralliement créditiste René Matte 9,866 Liberal Jean-Paul Matte 9,665 Progressive Conservative Lucien Filion 6,449 New Democrat George L. Diamond 550 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit René Matte 14,882 Liberal Laurier Trottier 11,403 Progressive Conservative Henriot Gingras 2,770 New Democrat Jean-Guy Landry 505 Canadian federal election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes Social Credit René Matte 14,466 Liberal Laurier Trottier 11,896 Progressive Conservative Paul-A. Pronovost 2,452 New Democrat Jean-Guy Landry 716 Canadian federal election, 1979 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Michel Veillette 22,256 Not affiliated René Matte 10,441 Progressive Conservative Gérard Lamy 4,200 Social Credit Claude L'Herault 2,796 New Democrat Denis Tousignant 1,328 Rhino Gilles Leycuras 753 Canadian federal election, 1980 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Michel Veillette 25,758 New Democrat René Matte 9,164 Progressive Conservative Philippe Demers 4,359 Union Populaire Jacques Aubert 238 Marxist–Leninist Lucie Desrosiers 178 Canadian federal election, 1984 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Michel Champagne 27,467 Liberal Michel Veillette 14,459 New Democrat Louise Cloutier 3,124 Nationaliste Jean Perron 723 Canadian federal election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Michel Champagne 29,788 New Democrat Jocelyn Crête 8,792 Liberal André Burke 7,471 Canadian federal election, 1993 Party Candidate Votes Bloc Québécois Réjean Lefebvre 23,646 Progressive Conservative Michel Champagne 13,083 Liberal Michel Veillette 11,251 New Democrat André De Billy 445 Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes Bloc Québécois Réjean Lefebvre 20,687 Liberal Pierre Lesieur 12,915 Progressive Conservative Yves St-Amant 12,784 New Democrat Petra Genest 632 2000 general election
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes Bloc Québécois Marcel Gagnon 20,423 Liberal Julie Boulet 20,408 Canadian Alliance Eric Labranche 2,588 Marijuana Paul Giroux 1,020 New Democrat Philippe Toone 672 List of MPs for districts that included Champlain (since 1867)
The following list contains members of districts that have included Champlain, since 1867:
References
- ^ Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.
- ^ By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Champlain, Quebec
- ^ Marcotte's 1896 election was declared void. A by-election was called to settle the matter.
- ^ Blondin resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1914. A by-election was called.
- ^ Blondin lost the 1917 election.
- ^ Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.
- ^ Desaulniers lost the 1930 election.
- ^ Baribeau lost the 1935 election.
- ^ Lahaye lost the 1962 election.
- ^ Jean-Paul Matte lost the 1968 election.
- ^ The Ralliement Créditiste was renamed Social Credit in 1971.
- ^ René Matte sat as an Independent by 1978 and lost the 1979 election.
- ^ Veillette lost the 1984 election.
- ^ Champagne lost the 1993 election.
- ^ Lefebvre sat as an Independent by 1999.
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Mauricie
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Quebec federal electoral districts
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