Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Quebec electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2015 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
François-Philippe Champagne
Liberal
District created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]110,273
Electors (2015)91,588
Area (km²)[1]38,904
Pop. density (per km²)2.8
Census division(s)La Tuque, Les Chenaux, Mékinac, Shawinigan
Census subdivision(s)Trois-Rivières (part), Shawinigan, La Tuque, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Tite, Saint-Maurice, Sainte-Thècle, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Obedjiwan, Champlain

Saint-Maurice–Champlain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

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, Lac-Saint-Jean, Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[2]

Ethnic groups: 93.0% White, 5.5% Indigenous

Languages: 93.9% French, 2.6% Atikamekw, 1.1% English

Religions: 75.7% Christian (70.3% Catholic, 5.4% Other), 23.5% none

Median income: $37,200 (2020)

Average income: $43,040 (2020)

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.

Member of Parliament

Parliament Years Member Party
Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Riding created from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik,
Champlain, Roberval and Saint-Maurice
38th  2004–2006     Marcel Gagnon Bloc Québécois
39th  2006–2008 Jean-Yves Laforest
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2012     Lise St-Denis New Democratic
 2012–2015     Liberal
42nd  2015–2019 François-Philippe Champagne
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Election results

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne31,09549.96+7.51$75,375.85
ConservativePierre-Augustin Allard15,32124.62+6.62$4,886.36
Bloc QuébécoisThierry Bilodeau13,19021.19–8.88$12,630.11
New DemocraticNathalie Garceau1,2241.97–3.09$0.00
GreenMarie-Claude Gaudet7041.13–0.17$0.00
People'sDavid Rioux4550.73N/A$0.00
RhinocerosDji-Pé Frazer2510.40–0.10$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,24098.42+0.81$160,164.87
Total rejected ballots 1,0011.58–0.81
Turnout 63,24165.78+4.23
Eligible voters 96,138
Liberal hold Swing +0.45
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne23,91342.45+2.8$72,408.64
Bloc QuébécoisJacynthe Bruneau16,94030.07-4.1$13,486.24
ConservativeJacques Bouchard10,13918.00+1.7$3,888.81
New DemocraticValérie Bergeron2,8495.06-0.2$4,894.13
FreeMarie Gabrielle Rouleau9321.65N/A$572.97
GreenMarie-Claude Gaudet7311.30-1.8$704.90
MarijuanaHugo Beaumont Tremblay3070.54N/A$1,661.82
RhinocerosDji-Pé Frazer2850.51N/A$0.00
IndependentAlain Magnan2410.43N/Anone listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,33797.61–$139,639.56
Total rejected ballots 1,3792.39
Turnout 57,71661.55
Eligible voters 93,769
Liberal hold Swing +3.5
Source: Elections Canada[5]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne23,10439.55-1.97$101,231.55
Bloc QuébécoisNicole Morin19,95034.15+14.99$4,638.18
ConservativeBruno-Pier Courchesne9,54216.33+0.06none listed
New DemocraticBarthélémy Boisguérin3,0715.26-15.51none listed
GreenStéphanie Dufresne1,8093.10+1.16none listed
People'sJulie Déziel9381.61–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,414100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,3072.19
Turnout 59,72165.20
Eligible voters 91,594
Liberal hold Swing -8.48
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne24,47541.52+30.59$107,029.87
New DemocraticJean-Yves Tremblay12,24520.77-20.51$29,855.51
Bloc QuébécoisSacki Carignan Deschamps11,29519.16-9.31$32,567.29
ConservativeJacques Grenier9,59216.27-0.86$49,358.13
GreenMartial Toupin1,1441.94-0.09$3,832.69
Marxist–LeninistJean-Paul Bédard1960.33––
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,947100.0 $269,923.91
Total rejected ballots 1,1751.95–
Turnout 60,12265.29–
Eligible voters 92,086
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic22,77741.28
  Bloc Québécois15,71128.47
  Conservative9,45217.13
  Liberal6,02910.93
  Green1,1202.03
  Others880.16
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLise St-Denis18,62839.1+31.3
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest13,96129.3-14.7
ConservativeJacques Grenier8,44717.7-6.2
LiberalYves Tousignant5,67011.9-9.1
GreenPierre Audette9722.0-1.4
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,678100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,1932.4–
Turnout 48,87160.8–
Eligible voters 80,315––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest20,39744.0-0.6$57,864
ConservativeStéphane Roof11,08323.9-9.1$65,544
LiberalRonald St-Onge Lynch9,75521.0+9.5$1,857
New DemocraticAnne Marie Aubert3,6017.8+0.3
GreenMartial Toupin1,5623.4-0.2$2,629
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,398100.0$99,633
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Yves Laforest21,53244.3-11.0$36,733
ConservativeMartial Toupin16,02833.0+24.2$13,342
LiberalLucille Whissell5,61211.6-19.0$14,587
New DemocraticClaude Larocque3,6847.6+5.2$1,524
GreenPierre Cayou Audette1,7053.5+1.7$1,585
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,561100.0$93,422
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Gagnon25,91855.3–$55,299
LiberalMarie-Eve Bilodeau14,32030.6–$64,827
ConservativeMartial Toupin4,1298.8–$17,805
New DemocraticPierre J.C. Allard1,1042.4–
GreenPierre Cayou Audette8551.8–$7.58
MarijuanaPaul Giroux5471.2–
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,873100.0$91,967

See also

References

  • "Saint-Maurice—Champlain (Code 24068) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • 2011 Results from Elections Canada

Notes

47°00′32″N 72°37′12″W / 47.009°N 72.620°W / 47.009; -72.620

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