Champlain (electoral district)

This article is about the federal district. For the provincial district, see Champlain (provincial electoral district). For homonymy, see Champlain.
Champlain
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 2003
First contested 1867
Last contested 2000

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

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Jones Ross 1,449
UnknownMartineau 305
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJohn Jones Ross 1,369
UnknownP.O. Trudel 1,208
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHippolyte Montplaisir 1,063
UnknownR. Trudel 1,052
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHippolyte Montplaisir 1,673
UnknownN. Fugere 527
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHippolyte Montplaisir 1,773
UnknownA. Turcotte 614
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeHippolyte Montplaisir 1,649
LiberalP.O. Trudel 1,534
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeOnésime Carignan 1,976
UnknownFerdinand Trudel 1,899
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrançois-Arthur Marcotte 2,411
LiberalP. Trudel 2,035
By-election on 7 April 1897

Due to election being declared void 12 January 1897

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeFrançois-Arthur Marcotte 2,314
LiberalF.X.A. Trudel 2,187
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJeffrey Alexandre Rousseau 2,903
ConservativeFrançois-Arthur Marcotte 2,572
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJeffrey Alexandre Rousseau 2,934
ConservativeFrançois-Arthur Marcotte 2,623
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre Édouard Blondin 3,310
LiberalErnest Deguise 3,217
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre Édouard Blondin 3,811
LiberalJeffrey 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 Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre Édouard Blondin acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers 7,095
Government (Unionist)Pierre Édouard Blondin 472
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lesieur Desaulniers 11,709
ConservativeJoseph Hildèges Desrochers 3,170
ProgressiveAuguste Trudel 2,090
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lesieur Desaulniers 9,423
ConservativeAlbert Joseph Ovila Bergeron 5,057
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Lesieur Desaulniers 10,024
ConservativeLouis Joseph Dostaler 5,407
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeJean-Louis Baribeau 9,024
LiberalArthur Lesieur Desaulniers 8,232
Independent LiberalJoseph-Edmond Guibord 1,797
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHervé-Edgar Brunelle 8,172
ConservativeJean-Louis Baribeau 7,343
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHervé-Edgar Brunelle 9,546
National GovernmentRodrigue Bailly 5,090
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHervé-Edgar Brunelle 8,332
IndependentRoméo Morrissette 4,298
Progressive ConservativeErnest Arseneau 1,880
Social CreditJoseph-Julien-Louis-Philippe St-Cyr 1,139
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Irenée Rochefort 11,663
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Lucien-Ivanho Pronovost 7,719
Independent LiberalRoméo Morrissette 940
Union des électeursHenri Meunier 747
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Irenée Rochefort 14,420
Progressive ConservativeIvanhoe Pronovost 8,324
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Irenée Rochefort 13,767
Progressive ConservativePaul Lahaye 9,988
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePaul Lahaye 13,537
LiberalJ.-Alfred Mongrain 13,374
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Paul Matte 9,936
Social CreditOrigène Arvisais 8,662
Progressive ConservativePaul Lahaye 7,789
New DemocraticAlbert Bergeron 815
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Paul Matte 12,446
Social CreditOrigène Arvisais 7,470
Progressive ConservativeGaston Marcotte 7,287
New DemocraticJ.-Albert Bergeron 570
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean-Paul Matte 12,334
Progressive ConservativeAntonio Ricard 6,106
Ralliement créditisteRoger-J. Simard 5,221
New DemocraticIrénée Leroux 2,098
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Ralliement créditisteRené Matte 9,866
LiberalJean-Paul Matte 9,665
Progressive ConservativeLucien Filion 6,449
New DemocraticGeorge L. Diamond 550
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRené Matte 14,882
LiberalLaurier Trottier 11,403
Progressive ConservativeHenriot Gingras 2,770
New DemocraticJean-Guy Landry 505
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditRené Matte 14,466
LiberalLaurier Trottier 11,896
Progressive ConservativePaul-A. Pronovost 2,452
New DemocraticJean-Guy Landry 716
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMichel Veillette 22,256
IndependentRené Matte 10,441
Progressive ConservativeGérard Lamy 4,200
Social CreditClaude L'Herault 2,796
New DemocraticDenis Tousignant 1,328
RhinocerosGilles Leycuras 753
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMichel Veillette 25,758
New DemocraticRené Matte 9,164
Progressive ConservativePhilippe Demers 4,359
Union populaireJacques Aubert 238
Marxist–LeninistLucie Desrosiers 178
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMichel Champagne 27,467
LiberalMichel Veillette 14,459
New DemocraticLouise Cloutier 3,124
Parti nationalisteJean Perron 723
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMichel Champagne 29,788
New DemocraticJocelyn Crête 8,792
LiberalAndré Burke 7,471
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisRéjean Lefebvre 23,646
Progressive ConservativeMichel Champagne 13,083
LiberalMichel Veillette 11,251
New DemocraticAndré De Billy 445
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisRéjean Lefebvre 20,687
LiberalPierre Lesieur 12,915
Progressive ConservativeYves St-Amant 12,784
New DemocraticPetra Genest 632
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Gagnon 20,423
LiberalJulie Boulet 20,408
Alberta AllianceEric Labranche 2,588
MarijuanaPaul Giroux 1,020
New DemocraticPhilip 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[1] Party Election[2] Popular Vote[3]
     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[4] 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[5] Government MP Conservative 1911 53%
     Pierre Édouard Blondin[6] Cabinet Member Conservative 1914 unopposed
     Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers Official Opposition MP Liberal 1917 94%
     Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers[7] Government MP Liberal 1921 69%
     Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers Government MP (until 1926)
Official Opposition MP (after 1926)
Liberal 1925 65%
     Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers[8] Government MP Liberal 1926 65%
     Jean-Louis Baribeau[9] 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[10] 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[11] Government MP Liberal 1965 48%
     René Matte Third Party MP Ralliement Créditiste[12] 1968 37%
     René Matte Third Party MP Social Credit 1972 50%
     René Matte[13] Third Party MP Social Credit 1974 49%
     Michel Veillette Official Opposition MP Liberal 1979 53%
     Michel Veillette[14] Government MP
Parliamentary Secretary (after 1984)
Liberal 1980 65%
     Michel Champagne Government MP
Parliamentary Secretary (after 1986)
Progressive Conservative 1984 60%
     Michel Champagne[15] Parliamentary Secretary Progressive Conservative 1988 65%
  Réjean Lefebvre Official Opposition MP Bloc Québécois 1993 49%
  Réjean Lefebvre[16] 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%

See also

References

  1. Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.
  2. By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.
  3. History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Champlain, Quebec
  4. Marcotte's 1896 election was declared void. A by-election was called to settle the matter.
  5. Blondin resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1914. A by-election was called.
  6. Blondin lost the 1917 election.
  7. Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.
  8. Desaulniers lost the 1930 election.
  9. Baribeau lost the 1935 election.
  10. Lahaye lost the 1962 election.
  11. Jean-Paul Matte lost the 1968 election.
  12. The Ralliement Créditiste was renamed Social Credit in 1971.
  13. René Matte sat as an Independent by 1978 and lost the 1979 election.
  14. Veillette lost the 1984 election.
  15. Champagne lost the 1993 election.
  16. Lefebvre sat as an Independent by 1999.

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