# Champlain (federal electoral district)

Champlain (French pronunciation: ) 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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Champlain |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Jones Ross | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Jones Ross | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Hippolyte Montplaisir | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Hippolyte Montplaisir | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Hippolyte Montplaisir | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Hippolyte Montplaisir | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Onésime Carignan | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1897 | François-Arthur Marcotte | Conservative |
| 8th | 1897–1900 | François-Arthur Marcotte | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Pierre-Edouard Blondin | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1914 | Pierre-Edouard Blondin | Conservative |
| 12th | 1914–1917 | Pierre-Edouard Blondin | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Jean-Louis Baribeau | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph Irenée Rochefort | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Joseph Irenée Rochefort | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Joseph Irenée Rochefort | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Paul Lahaye | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jean-Paul Matte | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean-Paul Matte | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jean-Paul Matte | Liberal |
| 28th | 1968–1971 | René Matte | Ralliement créditiste |
| 28th | 1971–1972 | René Matte | Social Credit |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | René Matte | Social Credit |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | René Matte | Social Credit |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Michel Veillette | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Michel Veillette | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Michel Champagne | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Michel Champagne | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Réjean Lefebvre | Bloc Québécois |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Réjean Lefebvre | Bloc Québécois |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Marcel Gagnon | Bloc Québécois |
| Riding dissolved into Saint-Maurice—Champlain and Trois-Rivières |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Jones Ross | 1,449 |
| | Unknown | M. Martineau | 305 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,562 |
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871 |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Jones Ross | 1,369 |
| | Unknown | P.O. Trudel | 1,208 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hippolyte Montplaisir | 1,063 |
| | Unknown | R. Trudel | 1,052 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hippolyte Montplaisir | 1,673 |
| | Unknown | N. Fugere | 527 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hippolyte Montplaisir | 1,773 |
| | Unknown | A. Turcotte | 614 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hippolyte Montplaisir | 1,649 |
| | Liberal | P.O. Trudel | 1,534 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Onésime Carignan | 1,976 |
| | Unknown | Ferdinand Trudel | 1,899 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | François-Arthur Marcotte | 2,314 |
| | Liberal | F.X.A. Trudel | 2,187 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau | 2,903 |
| | Conservative | François-Arthur Marcotte | 2,572 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau | 2,934 |
| | Conservative | François-Arthur Marcotte | 2,623 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre Édouard Blondin | 3,310 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Deguise | 3,217 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Pierre Édouard Blondin | acclaimed |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | 7,095 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Pierre Édouard Blondin | 472 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | 11,709 |
| Conservative | Joseph Hildèges Desrochers | 3,170 |
| Progressive | Auguste Trudel | 2,090 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | 9,423 |
| | Conservative | Albert Joseph Ovila Bergeron | 5,057 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | 10,024 |
| | Conservative | Louis Joseph Dostaler | 5,407 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Jean-Louis Baribeau | 9,024 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers | 8,232 |
| | Independent Liberal | Joseph-Edmond Guibord | 1,797 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle | 8,172 |
| | Conservative | Jean-Louis Baribeau | 7,343 |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Hervé-Edgar Brunelle | 9,546 |
| | National Government | Rodrigue Bailly | 5,090 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| 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 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| 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 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Irenée Rochefort | 14,420 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ivanhoe Pronovost | 8,324 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Irenée Rochefort | 13,767 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Lahaye | 9,988 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Lahaye | 13,537 |
| | Liberal | J.-Alfred Mongrain | 13,374 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Matte | 9,936 |
| Social Credit | Origène Arvisais | 8,662 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Lahaye | 7,789 |
| New Democratic | Albert Bergeron | 815 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Matte | 12,446 |
| Social Credit | Origène Arvisais | 7,470 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gaston Marcotte | 7,287 |
| New Democratic | J.-Albert Bergeron | 570 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Matte | 12,334 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antonio Ricard | 6,106 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Roger-J. Simard | 5,221 |
| New Democratic | Irénée Leroux | 2,098 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Ralliement créditiste | René Matte | 9,866 |
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Matte | 9,665 |
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Filion | 6,449 |
| New Democratic | George L. Diamond | 550 |
vte1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | René Matte | 14,882 |
| Liberal | Laurier Trottier | 11,403 |
| Progressive Conservative | Henriot Gingras | 2,770 |
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Landry | 505 |
vte1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | René Matte | 14,466 |
| Liberal | Laurier Trottier | 11,896 |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul-A. Pronovost | 2,452 |
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Landry | 716 |
vte1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Michel Veillette | 22,256 |
| Independent | René Matte | 10,441 |
| Progressive Conservative | Gérard Lamy | 4,200 |
| Social Credit | Claude L'Herault | 2,796 |
| New Democratic | Denis Tousignant | 1,328 |
| Rhinoceros | Gilles Leycuras | 753 |
vte1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Michel Veillette | 25,758 |
| | New Democratic | René Matte | 9,164 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philippe Demers | 4,359 |
| | Union populaire | Jacques Aubert | 238 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Lucie Desrosiers | 178 |
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vte1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Michel Champagne | 27,467 |
| Liberal | Michel Veillette | 14,459 |
| New Democratic | Louise Cloutier | 3,124 |
| Parti nationaliste | Jean Perron | 723 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Michel Champagne | 29,788 |
| New Democratic | Jocelyn Crête | 8,792 |
| Liberal | André Burke | 7,471 |
vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Réjean Lefebvre | 23,646 |
| Progressive Conservative | Michel Champagne | 13,083 |
| Liberal | Michel Veillette | 11,251 |
| New Democratic | André De Billy | 445 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Réjean Lefebvre | 20,687 |
| Liberal | Pierre Lesieur | 12,915 |
| Progressive Conservative | Yves St-Amant | 12,784 |
| New Democratic | Petra Genest | 632 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Bloc Québécois | Marcel Gagnon | 20,423 |
| Liberal | Julie Boulet | 20,408 |
| Alberta Alliance | Eric Labranche | 2,588 |
| Marijuana | Paul Giroux | 1,020 |
| New Democratic | Philip 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:
| Name | Assignments | Party | Election | Popular Vote |
| John 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 | unopposed |
| Arthur 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 MP Parliamentary Secretary (after 1984) | Liberal | 1980 | 65% |
| Michel Champagne | Government MP Parliamentary 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% |