Saint-Maurice–Champlain () 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 Les Chenaux; the Agglomeration of La Tuque, including the Indian reserves of Communauté de Wemotaci, Coucoucache No. 24A and Obedjiwan No. 28; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Matawinie comprising the unorganized territories of Baie-Obaoca and Lac-Cabasta; the Regional County Municipality of Mékinac; and that part of the City of Trois-Rivières comprising the areas of Saint-Louis-de-France and Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap.
The neighbouring ridings are Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, Lac-Saint-Jean, Montmorency—Charlevoix, Saint-Augustin—Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, Trois-Rivières, Berthier—Maskinongé, Joliette—Manawan, Laurentides—Labelle, and Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census
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
Election results
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 22,777 41.28 Bloc Québécois 15,711 28.47 Conservative 9,452 17.13 Liberal 6,029 10.93 Green 1,120 2.03 Others 88 0.16
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Mauricie Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Riding history from the Library of Parliament 2011 Results from Elections Canada
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