Saint-Maurice—Champlain

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**Saint-Maurice—Champlain**
Canadian Federal electoral district
Saint-Maurice—Champlain in relation to other Quebec ridings
Member of Parliament		Jean-Yves Laforest Bloc Québécois
Population (2001)	97 893
Electors (2006)	79 959
Area (km²)	37 295
Pop. density (per km²)	2.62
Riding created	2003, from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice
Census divisions	Le Haut-Saint-Maurice Les Chenaux Mékinac Shawinigan
Subdivisions	Cities: La Tuque Saint-Tite Shawinigan Municipalities: Batiscan, Champlain, Grandes-Piles, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Stanislas, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Sainte-Thècle, Trois-Rives Parishes: Hérouxville, Lac-aux-Sables, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Adelphe, Saint-Maurice, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Saint-Séverin, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan First Nations reserves: Coucoucache 24A, Obedjiwan 28, Wemotaci Unorganized territories: Lac-Boulé, Lac-Masketsi, Lac-Normand, Rivière-de-la-Savane

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

1 History
- 1.1 Member of Parliament
2 Election results
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] History

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

[edit] Member of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice prior to 2003.
38th	2004-2006	Marcel Gagnon	Bloc Québécois
39th	2006—	Jean-Yves Laforest	Bloc Québécois

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Jean-Yves Laforest	21,532
	Conservative	Martial Toupin	16,028
	Liberal	Lucille Whissell	5,612
	New Democrat	Claude Larocque	3,684
	Green	Pierre Cayou Audette	1,705

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Marcel Gagnon	25,918
	Liberal	Marie-Eve Bilodeau	14,320
	Conservative	Martial Toupin	4,129
	New Democrat	Pierre J.C. Allard	1,104
	Green	Pierre Cayou Audette	855
	Marijuana	Paul Giroux	547

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

Federal Ridings in Central Quebec
Bloc Québécois	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour \| Berthier—Maskinongé \| Joliette \| Montcalm \| Repentigny \| Saint-Maurice—Champlain \| Trois-Rivières
Conservative	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Independent	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

Federal Ridings in Quebec
Central Quebec	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour \| Berthier—Maskinongé \| Joliette \| Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière \| Montcalm \| Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier \| Repentigny \| Saint-Maurice—Champlain \| Trois-Rivières
Côte-Nord and Saguenay	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord \| Jonquière—Alma \| Manicouagan \| Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord \| Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Eastern Quebec	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine \| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia \| Lévis—Bellechasse \| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup \| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
The Eastern Townships	Beauce \| Brome—Missisquoi \| Compton—Stanstead \| Drummond \| Mégantic—L'Érable \| Richmond—Arthabaska \| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot \| Shefford \| Sherbrooke
The Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou \| Abitibi—Témiscamingue \| Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel \| Gatineau \| Hull—Aylmer \| Laurentides—Labelle \| Pontiac \| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles \| Rivière-du-Nord \| Terrebonne—Blainville
Montreal (East, West, North & Laval)	Ahuntsic \| Alfred-Pellan \| Bourassa \| Hochelaga \| Honoré-Mercier \| Jeanne-Le Ber \| Lac-Saint-Louis \| La Pointe-de-l'Île \| LaSalle—Émard \| Laurier—Sainte-Marie \| Laval \| Laval—Les Îles \| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin \| Mount Royal \| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine \| Outremont \| Papineau \| Pierrefonds—Dollard \| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie \| Saint-Laurent—Cartierville \| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel \| Westmount—Ville-Marie
Montérégie	Beauharnois—Salaberry \| Brossard—La Prairie \| Chambly—Borduas \| Châteauguay—Saint-Constant \| Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher \| Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert \| Saint-Jean \| Saint-Lambert \| Vaudreuil-Soulanges \| Verchères—Les Patriotes
Quebec City	Beauport—Limoilou \| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles \| Louis-Hébert \| Louis-Saint-Laurent \| Québec