Champlain (electoral district)

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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. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into the districts of Saint-Maurice—Champlain and Trois-Rivières.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. John Jones Ross, Conservative (1867-1874)
  2. Hippolyte Montplaisir, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1891)
  3. Onésime Carignan, Conservative (1891-1896)
  4. François-Arthur Marcotte, Conservative (1897-1900)
  5. Jeffrey Alexandre Rousseau, Liberal (1900-1908)
  6. Pierre-Edouard Blondin, Conservative (1908-1917)
  7. Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers, Liberal (1917-1930)
  8. Jean-Louis Baribeau, Conservative (1930-1935)
  9. Hervé-Edgar Brunelle, Liberal (1935-1949)
  10. Irenée Rochefort, Liberal (1949-1958)
  11. Paul Lahaye, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
  12. Jean-Paul Matte, Liberal (1962-1968)
  13. René Matte, Social Credit (1968-1979)
  14. Michel Veillette, Liberal (1979-1984)
  15. Michel Champagne, Progressive Conservative (1984-1993)
  16. Réjean Lefebvre, Bloc Québécois (1993-2000)
  17. Marcel Gagnon, Bloc Québécois (2000-2004)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative ROSS, John Jones 1,449
     Unknown MARTINEAU, 305


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative ROSS, John Jones 1,369
     Unknown TRUDEL, P.O. 1,208


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte 1,063
     Unknown TRUDEL, R. 1,052


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte 1,673
     Unknown FUGERE, N. 527


Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative MONTPLAISIR, Hippolyte 1,773
     Unknown TURCOTTE, Hon. A. 614


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal-Conservative MONTPLAISIR, H. 1,649
     Liberal TRUDEL, P.O. 1,534


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative CARIGNAN, Onésime 1,976
     Unknown TRUDEL, Ferdinand 1,899


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative MARCOTTE, F.A. 2,411
     Liberal TRUDEL, P. 2,035

By-election: On election being declared void 12 January 1897


By-election on 7 April 1897
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative MARCOTTE, F.A. 2,314
     Liberal TRUDEL, F.X.A. 2,187


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ROUSSEAU, J.A. 2,903
     Conservative MARCOTTE, F.A. 2,572


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ROUSSEAU, Jeffrey Alex 2,934
     Conservative MARCOTTE, François-Arthur 2,623


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BLONDIN, Pierre-Edouard 3,310
     Liberal DEGUISE, Ernest 3,217


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BLONDIN, Pierre-Edouard 3,811
     Liberal ROUSSEAU, Jeffrey-Alexandre 3,444

By-election: On Hon. P.E. Blondin being appointed Minister of Inland Revenue, 20 October 1914


By-election on 7 November 1914
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BLONDIN, Hon. Pierre Edouard acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur 7,095
     Government BLONDIN, Hon. Pierre Edouard 472


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur 11,709
     Conservative DESROCHERS, Joseph Hildèges 3,170
     Progressive TRUDEL, Auguste 2,090


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur 9,423
     Conservative BERGERON, Albert Joseph Ovila 5,057


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur 10,024
     Conservative DOSTALER, Louis Joseph 5,407


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative BARIBEAU, Jean-Louis 9,024
     Liberal DESAULNIERS, Arthur Lesieur 8,232
     Independent Liberal GUIBORD, Joseph-Edmond 1,797


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar 8,172
     Conservative BARIBEAU, Jean-Louis 7,343


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar 9,546
     National Government BAILLY, Rodrigue 5,090


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal BRUNELLE, Hervé-Edgar 8,332
     Independent MORRISSETTE, Roméo 4,298
     Progressive Conservative ARSENEAU, Ernest 1,880
     Social Credit ST-CYR, Joseph-Julien-Louis-Philippe 1,139


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ROCHEFORT, Joseph-Irenée 11,663
     Progressive Conservative PRONOVOST, Joseph-Lucien-Ivanho 7,719
     Independent Liberal MORRISSETTE, Roméo 940
     Union des électeurs MEUNIER, Henri 747


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ROCHEFORT, Irenée 14,420
     Progressive Conservative PRONOVOST, Ivanhoe 8,324


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ROCHEFORT, Irenée 13,767
     Progressive Conservative LAHAYE, Paul 9,988


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative LAHAYE, Paul 13,537
     Liberal MONGRAIN, J.-Alfred 13,374


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MATTE, Jean-Paul 9,936
     Social Credit ARVISAIS, Origène 8,662
     Progressive Conservative LAHAYE, Paul 7,789
     New Democrat BERGERON, Albert 815


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MATTE, Jean-Paul 12,446
     Social Credit ARVISAIS, Origène 7,470
     Progressive Conservative MARCOTTE, Gaston 7,287
     New Democrat BERGERON, J.-Albert 570


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal MATTE, Jean-Paul 12,334
     Progressive Conservative RICARD, Antonio 6,106
     Ralliement créditiste SIMARD, Roger-J. 5,221
     New Democrat LEROUX, Irénée 2,098


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste MATTE, René 9,866
     Liberal MATTE, Jean-Paul 9,665
     Progressive Conservative FILION, Lucien 6,449
     New Democrat DIAMOND, George L. 550


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit MATTE, René 14,882
     Liberal TROTTIER, Laurier 11,403
     Progressive Conservative GINGRAS, Henriot 2,770
     New Democrat LANDRY, Jean-Guy 505


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit MATTE, René 14,466
     Liberal TROTTIER, Laurier 11,896
     Progressive Conservative PRONOVOST, Paul-A. 2,452
     New Democrat LANDRY, Jean-Guy 716


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal VEILLETTE, Michel 22,256
     Not affiliated MATTE, René 10,441
     Progressive Conservative LAMY, Gérard 4,200
     Social Credit L'HERAULT, Claude 2,796
     New Democrat TOUSIGNANT, Denis 1,328
     Rhino LEYCURAS, Gilles 753


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal VEILLETTE, Michel 25,758
     New Democrat MATTE, René 9,164
     Progressive Conservative DEMERS, Philippe 4,359
     Union Populaire AUBERT, Jacques 238
     Marxist-Leninist DESROSIERS, Lucie 178


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CHAMPAGNE, Michel 27,467
     Liberal VEILLETTE, Michel 14,459
     New Democrat CLOUTIER, Louise 3,124
     Nationaliste PERRON, Jean 723


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative CHAMPAGNE, Michel 29,788
     New Democrat CRÊTE, Jocelyn 8,792
     Liberal BURKE, André 7,471


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois LEFEBVRE, Réjean 23,646
     Progressive Conservative CHAMPAGNE, Michel 13,083
     Liberal VEILLETTE, Michel 11,251
     New Democrat DE BILLY, André 445


Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois LEFEBVRE, Réjean 20,687
     Liberal LESIEUR, Pierre 12,915
     Progressive Conservative ST-AMANT, Yves 12,784
     New Democrat GENEST, Petra 632


Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois GAGNON, Marcel 20,423
     Liberal BOULET, Julie 20,408
     Canadian Alliance LABRANCHE, Eric 2,588
     Marijuana GIROUX, Paul 1,020
     New Democrat TOONE, Philippe 672

[edit] Including Mother Districts (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%

[edit] Footnotes

  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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