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Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada

Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada

FieldValue
provinceQuebec
image
captionInteractive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
fed-statusactive
fed-district-number24070
fed-created2003
fed-election-first2004
fed-election-last2025
fed-repFrançois-Philippe Champagne
fed-rep-partyLiberal
demo-pop-ref
demo-area-ref
demo-census-date2011
demo-pop110273
demo-electors91588
demo-electors-date2015
demo-area38904
demo-cdLa Tuque, Les Chenaux, Mékinac, Shawinigan
demo-csdTrois-Rivières (part), Shawinigan, La Tuque, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Tite, Saint-Maurice, Sainte-Thècle, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Obedjiwan, Champlain

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Saint-Maurice–Champlain () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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, Lac-Saint-Jean, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Ethnic groups: 93.0% White, 5.5% Indigenous

Languages: 93.9% French, 2.6% Atikamekw, 1.1% English

Religions: 75.7% Christian (70.3% Catholic, 5.4% Other), 23.5% none

Median income: $37,200 (2020)

Average income: $43,040 (2020)

History

Saint-Maurice—Champlain riding was created in 2003 from parts of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice ridings.

This riding gained territory from Trois-Rivières during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Member of Parliament

| Assembly# = 38 | RepTerms# = 1 | PartyTerms# = 3 | Assembly# = 39 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 40 | Assembly# = 41 | RepTerms# = 2 | PartyTerms# = 1 | #ByElections = 1 | PartyTerms# = 5 | Assembly# = 42 | RepTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 43 | Assembly# = 44 | Assembly# = 45

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPartyVote%
New Democratic22,77741.28
Bloc Québécois15,71128.47
Conservative9,45217.13
Liberal6,02910.93
Green1,1202.03
Others880.16

References

Notes

References

  1. [[#2011fed. Statistics Canada]]: 2012
  2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Maurice--Champlain [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec".
  3. "Official Voting Results".
  4. [http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=24070&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=QC&PROVID=24&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 30 September 2015]
  5. [http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]
  6. [http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1938 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]
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