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Saint Maurice—Champlain

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Legislature
  
House of Commons

First contested
  
2004

District webpage
  
profile, map

Elector
  
91,588

District created
  
2003

Last contested
  
2011

Province
  
Québec

Census divisions
  
La Tuque

Saint-Maurice—Champlain

MP
  
François-Philippe Champagne Liberal

Centenaire de grand m re partie 1


Saint-Maurice—Champlain is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

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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.

    History

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

    This riding gained territory from Trois-Rivières during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

    References

    Saint-Maurice—Champlain Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA