Champlain (provincial electoral district)

'''Champlain''' is a provincial electoral riding in the province of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. Located in the [[Mauricie]] region, it was created in 1829. It includes the municipalities of [[Saint-Stanislas, Quebec|Saint-Stanislas]], [[Saint-Narcisse, Quebec|Saint-Narcisse]] and [[Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec|Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade]] and the eastern portions of the city of [[Trois-Rivières]]. The riding is named after the founder of [[Quebec City]] in 1608, [[Samuel de Champlain]]. ==Members of the Legislative Assembly (1867-1968) and the National Assembly of Quebec (since 1968)== {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse border-color: #444444" |- bgcolor="darkgray" |  |'''Name''' |'''Assignments''' |'''Party''' |'''Election''' |'''Popular Vote''' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[John Jones Ross]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1867|1867]]64% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |''[[Jean-Charles Chapais]]''''[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]]''''[[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]]''''1867''''[[unopposed]]'' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1871|1871]]39% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Dominique-Napoléon Saint-Cyr]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (until 1878)
[[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (after 1878)[[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1875|1875]]36% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Dominique-Napoléon Saint-Cyr]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (until 1879)
[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (after 1879)[[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1878|1878]]61% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Robert Trudel (Legislative Assembly)|Robert Trudel]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1881|1881]][[unopposed]] {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Ferdinand Trudel]] [[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (until 1887)
[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (after 1887)[[Parti libéral du Québec|Parti National]][[Quebec general election, 1886|1886]]51% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Pierre Grenier]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (until 1891)
[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]] (after 1891)[[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1890|1890]]51% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Pierre Grenier]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1892|1892]]62% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Pierre Grenier]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1897|1897]]52% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-Calixte Neault]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1900|1900]]51% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-Calixte Neault]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1904|1904]]57% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-Calixte Neault]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1908|1908]]53% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Joseph-Arthur Labissonnière]] [[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Conservative Party of Quebec|Conservative]][[Quebec general election, 1912|1912]]51% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Bruno Bordeleau]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1916|1916]]59% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Bruno Bordeleau]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1919|1919]][[unopposed]] {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Bruno Bordeleau]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1923|1923]]57% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |''[[William-Pierre Grant]]''''[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]]''''[[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]]''''1925''''54%'' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[William-Pierre Grant]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1927|1927]]55% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[William-Pierre Grant]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1931|1931]]54% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Ulphée-Wilbrod Rousseau]][[Opposition (parliamentary)|Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Action libérale nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1935|1935]]56% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Ulphée-Wilbrod Rousseau]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1936|1936]]61% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Joseph-Philias Morin]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1939|1939]]51% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Maurice Bellemare]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1944|1944]]54% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Maurice Bellemare]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1948|1948]]69% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Maurice Bellemare]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]]
[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Whip (politics)|House Whip]] (after 1953)[[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1952|1952]]60% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |'''[[Maurice Bellemare]]'''[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[Whip (politics)|House Whip]] (until 1959)
'''[[Executive Council of Quebec|Cabinet Member]] (after 1959)''''''[[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]]''''''[[Quebec general election, 1956|1956]]''''''59%''' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Maurice Bellemare]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]]'''[[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1960|1960]]50% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |[[Maurice Bellemare]][[Official Opposition]] [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec|MLA]][[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]][[Quebec general election, 1962|1962]]53% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Union Nationale/row}} |'''[[Maurice Bellemare]]''''''[[Executive Council of Quebec|Cabinet Member]]'''
[[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[House Leader]] (until 1969)'''[[Union Nationale (Quebec)|Union Nationale]]''''''[[Quebec general election, 1966|1966]]''''''58%''' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |'''[[Normand Toupin]]''''''[[Executive Council of Quebec|Cabinet Member]]''''''[[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]]''''''[[Quebec general election, 1970|1970]]''''''33%''' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |'''[[Normand Toupin]]''' '''[[Executive Council of Quebec|Cabinet Member]]''''''[[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]]''''''[[Quebec general election, 1973|1973]]''''''55%''' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Marcel Gagnon]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti Québécois]][[Quebec general election, 1976|1976]]41% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Marcel Gagnon]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]]
[[Parliamentary Secretary]] (after 1984)[[Parti Québécois]][[Quebec general election, 1981|1981]]54% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-A. Brouillette]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1985|1985]]52% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-A. Brouillette]] [[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]][[Quebec general election, 1989|1989]]46% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Yves Beaumier]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti Québécois]][[Quebec general election, 1994|1994]]42% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Yves Beaumier]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti Québécois]][[Quebec general election, 1998|1998]]47% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Other/row}} |No winner [[List of acronyms and initialisms: N#NA|N/A]][[List of acronyms and initialisms: N#NA|N/A]][[Quebec general election, 2003|2003]]35% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |''[[Noëlla Champagne]]'' ''[[Official Opposition]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]]''''[[Parti Québécois]]''''2003''''38%'' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/ADQ/row}} |[[Pierre-Michel Auger]][[Official Opposition]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Action démocratique du Québec]][[Quebec general election, 2007|2007]]45% {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Pierre-Michel Auger]][[Government of Quebec|Government]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti libéral du Québec|Liberal]]---''[[cross the floor]]'' {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Noëlla Champagne]] [[Official Opposition]] [[National Assembly of Quebec|MNA]][[Parti Québécois]][[Quebec general election, 2008|2008]]41% ==Election results== {{Election box begin | title=[[Quebec general election, 2008]]}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/PQ/row}} |[[Parti québécois]] |Noella Champagne |align="right"|12,317 |align="right"|40.91 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[Quebec Liberal Party|Liberal]] |Pierre-Michel Auger |align="right"|10,286 |align="right"|34.16 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/ADQ/row}} |[[Action démocratique du Québec|Action démocratique]] |Luc Arvisais |align="right"|6,582 |align="right"|21.86 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/QS/row}} |[[Québec solidaire]] |Myriam Fauteux |align="right"|714 |align="right"|2.37 |align="right"| {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independent/row}} |[[Independent (politics)|Independent]] |Jean-Pierre Grenier |align="right"|211 |align="right"|0.70 |align="right"| |} ==See also== *[[Champlain, Quebec]] *[[History of Canada]] *[[History of Quebec]] *[[Mauricie]] *[[Politics of Canada]] *[[Politics of Quebec]] *[[Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade]] *[[Saint-Maurice—Champlain|Saint-Maurice—Champlain Federal Electoral District]] ==Neighbouring electoral districts== {{Canadian City Geographic Location| North=[[Laviolette (electoral district)|Laviolette]] | West=[[Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district)|Saint-Maurice]], [[Trois-Rivières (provincial electoral district)|Trois-Rivières]]| Center=Champlain| East=[[Portneuf (provincial electoral district)|Portneuf]]| South=[[Lotbinière (provincial electoral district)|Lotbinière]], [[Nicolet-Yamaska (provincial electoral district)|Nicolet-Yamaska]] }} {{QC-ED}} {{coord missing|Quebec}}