Three Rivers and St. Maurice

Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1933
First contested 1896
Last contested 1931 by-election

Three Rivers and St. Maurice (French: Trois-Rivières-et-Saint-Maurice; also known as Three Rivers—St. Maurice) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1935.

This riding was created as "Three Rivers and St. Maurice" riding in 1892 from Three Rivers and Saint Maurice ridings. It was renamed "Three Rivers—St. Maurice" in 1924 and defined to consist of the Cities of Three Rivers and Shawinigan Falls and the County of St. Maurice.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Riding created from Three Rivers and Saint Maurice
8th  1896–1900     Adolphe-Philippe Caron Conservative
9th  1900–1904     Jacques Bureau Liberal
10th  1904–1907
 1907–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921     Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1922     Liberal
 1922–1925
Three Rivers—St. Maurice
15th  1925–1926     Arthur Bettez Liberal
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1931
 1931–1935     Charles Bourgeois Conservative
Riding dissolved into St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers

Election results

Three Rivers and St. Maurice, 1896–1925

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCARON, Sir A.P. 1,691
LiberalFISET, Dr. L.P. 1,422
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Jacques 1,832
ConservativePANNETON, P.E. 1,527
ConservativeDESAULNIERS, F.L. 103
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Jacques 2,667
ConservativeDUPLESSIS, Nérée-L. 2,270

By-election: On Mr. Bureau being appointed Solicitor-General of Canada, 14 February 1907

By-election on 28 February 1907
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Hon. Jacques acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Hon. Jacques 3,139
ConservativePANNETON, Philippe-Elisée 1,773
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Hon. Jacques 3,155
ConservativeNORMAND, Louis-Philippe 3,146
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)BUREAU, Jacques acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Hon. Jacques 13,995
ConservativeNORMAND, Hon. Louis-Philippe 6,688

By-election: On Mr. Bureau's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown 3 January 1922

By-election on 19 January 1922
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBUREAU, Hon. Jacques acclaimed

Three Rivers—St. Maurice, 1925–1935

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBETTEZ, Arthur 10,285
ConservativeNORMAND, Louis 6,007
UnknownRYAN, Robert 1,999
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBETTEZ, Arthur 11,384
ConservativeNORMAND, Louis 5,737
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBETTEZ, Arthur 14,732
ConservativeDURAND, Louis-D. 11,083

By-election: On Mr. Bettez's death, 4 January 1931

By-election on 10 August 1931
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Bourgeois 13,539
LiberalWilfrid Gariépy 13,501

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:


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