Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Three Rivers and St. Maurice (French: Trois-Rivières-et-Saint-Maurice; also known as Three Rivers—St. Maurice) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1935.
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1892 |
District abolished | 1933 |
First contested | 1896 |
Last contested | 1931 by-election |
This riding was created as "Three Rivers and St. Maurice" riding in 1892 from Three Rivers and Saint Maurice ridings. It was renamed "Three Rivers—St. Maurice" in 1924 and defined to consist of the Cities of Three Rivers and Shawinigan Falls and the County of St. Maurice.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was redistributed into St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Three Rivers and St. Maurice Riding created from Three Rivers and Saint Maurice |
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8th | 1896–1900 | Adolphe-Philippe Caron | Conservative | |
9th | 1900–1904 | Jacques Bureau | Liberal | |
10th | 1904–1907 | |||
1907–1908 | ||||
11th | 1908–1911 | |||
12th | 1911–1917 | |||
13th | 1917–1921 | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | ||
14th | 1921–1922 | Liberal | ||
1922–1925 | ||||
Three Rivers—St. Maurice | ||||
15th | 1925–1926 | Arthur Bettez | Liberal | |
16th | 1926–1930 | |||
17th | 1930–1931 | |||
1931–1935 | Charles Bourgeois | Conservative | ||
Riding dissolved into St-Maurice—Laflèche and Three Rivers |
Election results
Three Rivers and St. Maurice, 1896–1925
1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Adolphe-Philippe Caron | 1,691 | ||||||
Liberal | L. P. Fiset | 1,422 |
1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacques Bureau | 1,832 | ||||||
Conservative | P. E. Panneton | 1,527 | ||||||
Conservative | F. L. Desaulniers | 103 |
1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacques Bureau | 2,667 | ||||||
Conservative | Nérée-L. Duplessis | 2,270 |
By-election: On Mr. Bureau being appointed Solicitor-General of Canada, 14 February 1907
By-election on 28 February 1907 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Jacques Bureau | acclaimed |
1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacques Bureau | 3,139 | ||||||
Conservative | Philippe-Elisée Panneton | 1,773 |
1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacques Bureau | 3,155 | ||||||
Conservative | Louis-Philippe Normand | 3,146 |
1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Jacques Bureau | acclaimed |
1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jacques Bureau | 13,995 | ||||||
Conservative | Louis-Philippe Normand | 6,688 |
By-election: On Mr. Bureau's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown 3 January 1922
By-election on 19 January 1922 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Jacques Bureau | acclaimed |
Three Rivers—St. Maurice, 1925–1935
1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Arthur Bettez | 10,285 | ||||||
Conservative | Louis Normand | 6,007 | ||||||
Unknown | Robert Ryan | 1,999 |
1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Arthur Bettez | 11,384 | ||||||
Conservative | Louis Normand | 5,737 |
1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Arthur Bettez | 14,732 | ||||||
Conservative | Louis-D. Durand | 11,083 |
By-election: On Mr. Bettez's death, 4 January 1931
By-election on 10 August 1931 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Conservative | Charles Bourgeois | 13,539 | |||
Liberal | Wilfrid Gariépy | 13,501 |