# Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Saint-Maurice–Champlain (French pronunciation:) 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

| 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 | Bloc Québécois |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Jean-Yves Laforest | Bloc Québécois |
| 41st | 2011–2012 | Lise St-Denis | New Democratic |
| 41st | 2012–2015 | Lise St-Denis | Liberal |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | François-Philippe Champagne | Liberal |

## Election results

2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | François-Philippe Champagne | 23,913 | 42.4 | +2.8 | $72,408.64 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jacynthe Bruneau | 16,940 | 30.1 | -4.1 | $13,486.24 |
| | Conservative | Jacques Bouchard | 10,139 | 18.0 | +1.7 | $3,888.81 |
| | New Democratic | Valérie Bergeron | 2,849 | 5.1 | -0.2 | $4,894.13 |
| | Free | Marie Gabrielle Rouleau | 932 | 1.7 | N/A | $572.97 |
| | Green | Marie-Claude Gaudet | 731 | 1.3 | -1.8 | $704.90 |
| | Marijuana | Hugo Beaumont Tremblay | 307 | 0.5 | N/A | $1,661.82 |
| | Rhinoceros | Dji-Pé Frazer | 285 | 0.5 | N/A | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Alain Magnan | 241 | 0.4 | N/A | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,337 | 97.6 | – | $139,639.56 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,379 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,716 | 61.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,622 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.5 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | François-Philippe Champagne | 23,104 | 39.55 | -1.97 | $101,231.55 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nicole Morin | 19,950 | 34.15 | +14.99 | $4,638.18 |
| | Conservative | Bruno-Pier Courchesne | 9,542 | 16.33 | +0.06 | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Barthélémy Boisguérin | 3,071 | 5.26 | -15.51 | none listed |
| | Green | Stéphanie Dufresne | 1,809 | 3.10 | +1.16 | none listed |
| | People's | Julie Déziel | 938 | 1.61 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,414 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,307 | 2.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,721 | 65.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,594 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.48 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | François-Philippe Champagne | 24,475 | 41.52 | +30.59 | $107,029.87 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Yves Tremblay | 12,245 | 20.77 | -20.51 | $29,855.51 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Sacki Carignan Deschamps | 11,295 | 19.16 | -9.31 | $32,567.29 |
| | Conservative | Jacques Grenier | 9,592 | 16.27 | -0.86 | $49,358.13 |
| | Green | Martial Toupin | 1,144 | 1.94 | -0.09 | $3,832.69 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jean-Paul Bédard | 196 | 0.33 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,947 | 100.0 | | $269,923.91 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,175 | 1.95 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,122 | 65.29 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,086 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| New Democratic | 22,777 | 41.28 |
| Bloc Québécois | 15,711 | 28.47 |
| Conservative | 9,452 | 17.13 |
| Liberal | 6,029 | 10.93 |
| Green | 1,120 | 2.03 |
| Others | 88 | 0.16 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lise St-Denis | 18,628 | 39.1 | +31.3 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Laforest | 13,961 | 29.3 | -14.7 |
| | Conservative | Jacques Grenier | 8,447 | 17.7 | -6.2 |
| | Liberal | Yves Tousignant | 5,670 | 11.9 | -9.1 |
| | Green | Pierre Audette | 972 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,678 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,193 | 2.4 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,871 | 60.8 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,315 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Laforest | 20,397 | 44.0 | -0.6 | $57,864 |
| | Conservative | Stéphane Roof | 11,083 | 23.9 | -9.1 | $65,544 |
| | Liberal | Ronald St-Onge Lynch | 9,755 | 21.0 | +9.5 | $1,857 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Marie Aubert | 3,601 | 7.8 | +0.3 | |
| | Green | Martial Toupin | 1,562 | 3.4 | -0.2 | $2,629 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,398 | 100.0 | $99,633 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Laforest | 21,532 | 44.3 | -11.0 | $36,733 |
| | Conservative | Martial Toupin | 16,028 | 33.0 | +24.2 | $13,342 |
| | Liberal | Lucille Whissell | 5,612 | 11.6 | -19.0 | $14,587 |
| | New Democratic | Claude Larocque | 3,684 | 7.6 | +5.2 | $1,524 |
| | Green | Pierre Cayou Audette | 1,705 | 3.5 | +1.7 | $1,585 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,561 | 100.0 | $93,422 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Marcel Gagnon | 25,918 | 55.3 | – | $55,299 |
| | Liberal | Marie-Eve Bilodeau | 14,320 | 30.6 | – | $64,827 |
| | Conservative | Martial Toupin | 4,129 | 8.8 | – | $17,805 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre J.C. Allard | 1,104 | 2.4 | – | |
| | Green | Pierre Cayou Audette | 855 | 1.8 | – | $7.58 |
| | Marijuana | Paul Giroux | 547 | 1.2 | – | |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,873 | 100.0 | $91,967 |