Saint-Maurice—Laflèche

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1933
District abolished 1967
First contested 1935
Last contested 1965

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.

It was created as "St-Maurice—Laflèche" riding in 1933 from parts of Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice ridings. In 1947, the riding's English name was changed to "Saint-Maurice—Laflèche". The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier, Champlain and Saint-Maurice ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St-Maurice—Laflèche
Riding created from Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice
18th  1935–1940     Joseph-Alphida Crête Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949     René Hamel Bloc populaire
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
21st  1949–1953     Joseph-Adolphe Richard Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Gérard Lamy Social Credit
26th  1963–1965     Jean Chrétien Liberal
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Berthier, Champlain and Saint-Maurice

Election results

St-Maurice—Laflèche, 1935–1949

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête 5,505
Independent LiberalPolydore Beaulac 4,237
Independent LiberalLouis-Joseph Dostaler 3,715
ConservativeElzéar Dallaire 3,332
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête 9,440
Independent LiberalJoseph-A. Frigon 7,465
National GovernmentJoseph-Albert Béland 1,957
Independent LiberalElzéar Dallaire 457
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc populaireRené Hamel 9,779
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête 9,323
Independent LiberalJoseph-Arthur Bilodeau 4,352
Social CreditLucien Lambert 681

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, 1949–1968

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard 13,898
IndependentRené Hamel 11,646
Union des électeursJoseph-Gabriel Lacasse 2,064
Progressive ConservativeSamuel Labelle 347
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard 18,662
Progressive ConservativeStolland Naud 10,337
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard 18,714
Progressive ConservativeLucien Filion 7,686
Co-operative CommonwealthFernand-Denis Lavergne 4,369
IndependentBruno Pellerin 751
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard 18,556
Progressive ConservativeLucien Filion 14,405
Co-operative CommonwealthArmand Coté 1,863
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGérard Lamy 20,225
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard 10,912
Progressive ConservativeEdouardine Pellerin 4,931
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Chrétien 16,358
Social CreditGérard Lamy 14,414
Progressive ConservativeBruno Pellerin 3,018
New DemocraticMartial Laforest 1,983
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Chrétien 14,395
Ralliement créditisteAlphonse Poulin 7,429
New DemocraticC. Liddle 5,669
Progressive ConservativeLouis Lizotte 5,115

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