Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Saint-Maurice–Champlain is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Quebec electoral district
Saint-Maurice–Champlain in relation to other Quebec federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
François-Philippe Champagne
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]110,273
Electors (2015)91,588
Area (km²)[1]38,904
Pop. density (per km²)2.8
Census division(s)La Tuque, Les Chenaux, Mékinac, Shawinigan
Census subdivision(s)Trois-Rivières (part), Shawinigan, La Tuque, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Tite, Saint-Maurice, Sainte-Thècle, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Obedjiwan, Champlain

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, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Riding created from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik,
Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice
38th  2004–2006     Marcel Gagnon Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008 Jean-Yves Laforest
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2012     Lise St-Denis New Democratic
 2012–2015     Liberal
42nd  2015–2019 François-Philippe Champagne
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne23,91342.4+2.8$72,408.64
Bloc QuébécoisJacynthe Bruneau16,94030.1-4.1$13,486.24
ConservativeJacques Bouchard10,13918.0+1.7$3,888.81
New DemocraticValérie Bergeron2,8495.1-0.2$4,894.13
FreeMarie Gabrielle Rouleau9321.7N/A$572.97
GreenMarie-Claude Gaudet7311.3-1.8$704.90
MarijuanaHugo Beaumont Tremblay3070.5N/A$1,661.82
RhinocerosDji-Pé Frazer2850.5N/A$0.00
IndependentAlain Magnan2410.4N/Anone listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,33797.6$139,639.56
Total rejected ballots 1,3792.4
Turnout 57,71661.7
Eligible voters 93,622
Liberal hold Swing +3.5
Source: Elections Canada[3]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne23,10439.55-1.97$101,231.55
Bloc QuébécoisNicole Morin19,95034.15+14.99$4,638.18
ConservativeBruno-Pier Courchesne9,54216.33+0.06none listed
New DemocraticBarthélémy Boisguérin3,0715.26-15.51none listed
GreenStéphanie Dufresne1,8093.10+1.16none listed
People'sJulie Déziel9381.61none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,414100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,3072.19
Turnout 59,72165.20
Eligible voters 91,594
Liberal hold Swing -8.48
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne24,47541.52+30.59$107,029.87
New DemocraticJean-Yves Tremblay12,24520.77-20.51$29,855.51
Bloc QuébécoisSacki Carignan Deschamps11,29519.16-9.31$32,567.29
ConservativeJacques Grenier9,59216.27-0.86$49,358.13
GreenMartial Toupin1,1441.94-0.09$3,832.69
Marxist–LeninistJean-Paul Bédard1960.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,947100.0 $269,923.91
Total rejected ballots 1,1751.95
Turnout 60,12265.29
Eligible voters 92,086
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic22,77741.28
  Bloc Québécois15,71128.47
  Conservative9,45217.13
  Liberal6,02910.93
  Green1,1202.03
  Others880.16
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLise St-Denis18,62839.1+31.3
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest13,96129.3-14.7
ConservativeJacques Grenier8,44717.7-6.2
LiberalYves Tousignant5,67011.9-9.1
GreenPierre Audette9722.0-1.4
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,678100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,193 2.4
Turnout 48,87160.8
Eligible voters 80,315
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest20,39744.0-0.6$57,864
ConservativeStéphane Roof11,08323.9-9.1$65,544
LiberalRonald St-Onge Lynch9,75521.0+9.5$1,857
New DemocraticAnne Marie Aubert3,6017.8+0.3
GreenMartial Toupin1,5623.4-0.2$2,629
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,398 100.0 $99,633
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest21,53244.3-11.0$36,733
ConservativeMartial Toupin16,02833.0+24.2$13,342
LiberalLucille Whissell5,61211.6-19.0$14,587
New DemocraticClaude Larocque3,6847.6+5.2$1,524
GreenPierre Cayou Audette1,7053.5+1.7$1,585
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,561 100.0 $93,422
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Gagnon25,91855.3$55,299
LiberalMarie-Eve Bilodeau14,32030.6$64,827
ConservativeMartial Toupin4,1298.8$17,805
New DemocraticPierre J.C. Allard1,1042.4
GreenPierre Cayou Audette8551.8$7.58
MarijuanaPaul Giroux5471.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,873 100.0 $91,967

See also

References

  • "Saint-Maurice—Champlain (Code 24068) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

47.009°N 72.620°W / 47.009; -72.620

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