Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1967 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
It was created as "St-Maurice—Laflèche" riding in 1933 from parts of Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice ridings. In 1947, the riding's English name was changed to "Saint-Maurice—Laflèche". The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier, Champlain and Saint-Maurice ridings.
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St-Maurice—Laflèche Riding created from Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice |
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| 18th | 1935–1940 | Joseph-Alphida Crête | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | René Hamel | Bloc populaire | |
| Saint-Maurice—Laflèche | ||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Gérard Lamy | Social Credit | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Berthier, Champlain and Saint-Maurice | ||||
Election results
editSt-Maurice—Laflèche, 1935–1949
edit| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Alphida Crête | 5,505 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Polydore Beaulac | 4,237 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Louis-Joseph Dostaler | 3,715 | ||||||
| Conservative | Elzéar Dallaire | 3,332 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Alphida Crête | 9,440 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-A. Frigon | 7,465 | ||||||
| National Government | Joseph-Albert Béland | 1,957 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Elzéar Dallaire | 457 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Bloc populaire | René Hamel | 9,779 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Alphida Crête | 9,323 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Joseph-Arthur Bilodeau | 4,352 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Lucien Lambert | 681 | ||||||
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, 1949–1968
edit| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | 13,898 | ||||||
| Independent | René Hamel | 11,646 | ||||||
| Union des électeurs | Joseph-Gabriel Lacasse | 2,064 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Samuel Labelle | 347 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | 18,662 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stolland Naud | 10,337 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | 18,714 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Filion | 7,686 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fernand-Denis Lavergne | 4,369 | ||||||
| Independent | Bruno Pellerin | 751 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | 18,556 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lucien Filion | 14,405 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Armand Coté | 1,863 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Lamy | 20,225 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Adolphe Richard | 10,912 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edouardine Pellerin | 4,931 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 16,358 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Gérard Lamy | 14,414 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruno Pellerin | 3,018 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Martial Laforest | 1,983 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 14,395 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Alphonse Poulin | 7,429 | ||||||
| New Democratic | C. Liddle | 5,669 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Lizotte | 5,115 | ||||||