Saint-Maurice (federal electoral district)

Saint-Maurice
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished2003
First contested1968
Last contested2000

Saint Maurice (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis] ) was a federal electoral district (riding) in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1867 to 1896. Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, that was represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 2004.

The electoral district of Saint Maurice was formed in 1867, the continuation of the pre-confederation electoral division with the same delimitation. In 1892, it was merged with the district of Trois-Rivières to form Three Rivers and St. Maurice.

A Saint-Maurice district was re-established in 1966 out of the former districts of Champlain and Saint-Maurice—Laflèche. The district was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Berthier—Maskinongé and Saint-Maurice—Champlain ridings.

A high-profile MP was the former Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chrétien, who represented the riding of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche for five years and the riding of Saint-Maurice for 29 years.