Saint-Maurice—Laflèche

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.

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1967
First contested1935
Last contested1965

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

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
St-Maurice—Laflèche
Riding created from Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice
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

St-Maurice—Laflèche, 1935–1949

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête5,505
Independent LiberalPolydore Beaulac4,237
Independent LiberalLouis-Joseph Dostaler3,715
ConservativeElzéar Dallaire3,332
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête9,440
Independent LiberalJoseph-A. Frigon7,465
National GovernmentJoseph-Albert Béland1,957
Independent LiberalElzéar Dallaire457
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc populaireRené Hamel9,779
LiberalJoseph-Alphida Crête9,323
Independent LiberalJoseph-Arthur Bilodeau4,352
Social CreditLucien Lambert681

Saint-Maurice—Laflèche, 1949–1968

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard13,898
IndependentRené Hamel11,646
Union des électeursJoseph-Gabriel Lacasse2,064
Progressive ConservativeSamuel Labelle347
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard18,662
Progressive ConservativeStolland Naud10,337
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard18,714
Progressive ConservativeLucien Filion7,686
Co-operative CommonwealthFernand-Denis Lavergne4,369
IndependentBruno Pellerin751
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard18,556
Progressive ConservativeLucien Filion14,405
Co-operative CommonwealthArmand Coté1,863
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditGérard Lamy20,225
LiberalJoseph-Adolphe Richard10,912
Progressive ConservativeEdouardine Pellerin4,931
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Chrétien16,358
Social CreditGérard Lamy14,414
Progressive ConservativeBruno Pellerin3,018
New DemocraticMartial Laforest1,983
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJean Chrétien14,395
Ralliement créditisteAlphonse Poulin7,429
New DemocraticC. Liddle5,669
Progressive ConservativeLouis Lizotte5,115
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