# Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district)

Saint Maurice (French pronunciation: ) was a federal electoral district (riding) in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1867 to 1896. Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 2004.
The electoral district of Saint Maurice was formed in 1867, the continuation of the pre-confederation electoral division with the same delimitation. In 1892, it was merged with the district of Trois-Rivières to form Three Rivers and St. Maurice.
A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche. The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.
A high-profile MP was the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien, who represented the riding of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche for five years and the riding of Saint-Maurice for 29 years.

## Members of Parliament

This ridings elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Saint Maurice |||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative |
| 1st | 1868–1872 | Élie Lacerte | Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Élie Lacerte | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Charles Gérin-Lajoie | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Three Rivers and St. Maurice |||||
| Saint-Maurice Riding re-created from Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche |||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1984–1986 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1986–1988 | Gilles Grondin | Liberal |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Denis Pronovost | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1993–1993 | Denis Pronovost | Independent |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain |||||

## Election results
### Saint Maurice, 1867–1886

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
Canadian federal by-election, 30 October 1868 On Mr. Désaulniers' resignation, 29 September 1868 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Élie Lacerte | 679 | 61.84 |
| | Unknown | E. Gérin | 419 | 38.16 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Élie Lacerte | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Gérin-Lajoie | 575 | 52.46 |
| | Conservative | Élie Lacerte | 521 | 47.54 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 811 | 52.59 |
| | Unknown | S.J. Remington | 731 | 47.41 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 842 | 65.37 |
| | Unknown | Pierre Lamy | 446 | 34.63 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | 918 | 58.51 |
| | Liberal | L.A. Lord | 651 | 41.49 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | François-Sévère Lesieur Désaulniers | 894 | 54.41 |
| | Independent Conservative | Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers | 749 | 45.59 |

### Saint-Maurice, 1968–2004

1968 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 13,895 | 44.52 |
| Ralliement créditiste | Alphonse Poulin | 12,198 | 39.08 |
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Germain | 4,570 | 14.64 |
| New Democratic | Jean-Guy Lalancette | 550 | 1.76 |
1972 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 19,840 | 56.66 |
| Social Credit | Guy Germain | 11,363 | 32.45 |
| Progressive Conservative | Antonio Genest | 2,227 | 6.36 |
| New Democratic | Robert McLeod | 1,032 | 2.95 |
| Not affiliated | Pierre Drolet | 552 | 1.58 |
1974 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 20,465 | 65.26 |
| Social Credit | Antonio Genest | 5,471 | 17.45 |
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Durand | 3,501 | 11.16 |
| New Democratic | Claude De Carufel | 1,442 | 4.60 |
| Not affiliated | Pierre Rousseau | 482 | 1.54 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 27,243 | 71.06 |
| Social Credit | Pierre-André Hamel | 6,837 | 17.83 |
| Progressive Conservative | R. Armand Charbonneau | 2,795 | 7.29 |
| New Democratic | Robert Deschamps | 952 | 2.48 |
| Union populaire | Pierre Chénard | 351 | 0.92 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Beaudoin | 160 | 0.42 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 27,356 | 76.70 |
| Progressive Conservative | R. Armand Charbonneau | 2,516 | 7.05 |
| Social Credit | Normand Lafrenière | 2,369 | 6.64 |
| New Democratic | Edgar Paquette | 1,963 | 5.50 |
| Rhinoceros | J.F. le Calife De Vernal | 1,206 | 3.38 |
| Union populaire | Lionel C. Laporte | 161 | 0.45 |
| Marxist–Leninist | Normand Beaudoin | 95 | 0.27 |
1984 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 24,050 | 58.88 |
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Armand Charbonneau | 14,468 | 35.42 |
| New Democratic | Danielle Delbecque | 1,433 | 3.51 |
| Parti nationaliste | Alain Déry | 892 | 2.18 |
Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1986 On Mr. Chrétien's resignation, 27 February 1986 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Gilles Grondin | 19,608 | 58.90 |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Leclerc | 6,666 | 20.02 |
| New Democratic | Claude Rompré | 6,484 | 19.48 |
| Parti nationaliste | Louise Gravel | 428 | 1.29 |
| Independent | John Turmel | 104 | 0.31 |
1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Pronovost | 18,741 | 45.30 |
| New Democratic | Claude Rompré | 12,463 | 30.12 |
| Liberal | Yvon Milette | 10,168 | 24.58 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 25,200 | 54.06 |
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Rompré | 18,896 | 40.54 |
| Progressive Conservative | Pauline B. Daneault | 1,909 | 4.10 |
| Natural Law | Christian Simard | 372 | 0.80 |
| New Democratic | Robert Des Champs | 236 | 0.51 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 22,266 | 47.30 |
| Bloc Québécois | Yves Duhaime | 20,664 | 43.89 |
| Progressive Conservative | Denis Vincent | 3,657 | 7.77 |
| New Democratic | Eric Hébert | 489 | 1.04 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 23,345 | 54.07 | $60,591 |
| | Bloc Québécois | François Marchand | 16,821 | 38.96 | $57,038 |
| | Alliance | Jean-Guy Mercier | 1,461 | 3.38 | $500 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pierre Blais | 866 | 2.24 | $50 |
| | New Democratic | Raymond Chase | 359 | 0.83 | none listed |
| | Communist | Sylvain Archambault | 223 | 0.52 | $187 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,175 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,640 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,815 | 72.50 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 61,810 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||