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Trois-Rivières (electoral District)

Trois-Rivières (French: [tʁwɑ ʁivjɛʁ], Canadian French: [tʁwɔ ʁivjaɛ̯ʁ] ; formerly known as Three Rivers and Trois-Rivières Métropolitain) is an electoral district in Quebec, Canada that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1892 and from 1935 to the present.

It was created as "Three Rivers" riding by the British North America Act of 1867. The electoral district was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Three Rivers and St. Maurice riding.

The electoral district's English name changed in 1947 to "Trois-Rivières". The riding's name was changed again in 1972 to "Trois-Rivières Métropolitain". Trois-Rivières Métropolitain was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into a new "Trois-Rivières" riding and Champlain riding.

This riding lost territory to Saint-Maurice—Champlain and gained territory from Berthier—Maskinongé during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Geography

The riding, in the Quebec region of Mauricie, consists of most of the city of Trois-Rivières, excepting the former cities of Trois-Rivières-Ouest and Pointe-du-Lac.

The neighbouring ridings are Berthier—Maskinongé, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour.

Demographics

(As of 2021)

  • Average family income: $74,200
  • Median household income: $56,800
  • Unemployment: 8%
  • Language: 93.3% French, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% English, 1% Arabic
  • Religion: 70.4% Christian (63.9% Catholic), 27.1% No religion, 2% Muslim
  • Ethnicity: 91% White, 3.2% Black, 2% Indigenous, 1.4% Latin American, 1.2% Arab

History

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Three Rivers
1st  1867–1868     Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Conservative
 1868–1872 William McDougall
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1878
 1878–1882 Hector-Louis Langevin
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
Riding dissolved into Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Riding re-created from Three Rivers—St. Maurice
18th  1935–1940     Wilfrid Gariépy Liberal
19th  1940–1945 Robert Ryan
20th  1945–1949     Wilfrid Gariépy Independent
Trois-Rivières
21st  1949–1953     Léon Balcer Progressive Conservative
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968     Joseph-Alfred Mongrain Independent
28th  1968–1971     Liberal
 1971–1972 Claude Lajoie
Trois-Rivières Métropolitain
29th  1972–1974     Claude Lajoie Liberal
30th  1974–1979
Trois-Rivières
31st  1979–1980     Claude Lajoie Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Pierre H. Vincent Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997     Yves Rocheleau Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Paule Brunelle
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Robert Aubin New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021     Louise Charbonneau Bloc Québécois
44th  2021–present René Villemure

Election results

Trois-Rivières, 1979-present


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois René Villemure 17,136 29.49 +1.01 $16,854.26
Conservative Yves Lévesque 17,053 29.35 +4.17 $40,285.49
Liberal Martin Francoeur 16,637 28.63 +2.57 $80,504.68
New Democratic Adis Simidzija 4,680 8.05 -8.61 $4,281.85
People's Jean Landry 1,115 1.92 +0.99 $0.00
Green Andrew Holman 754 1.30 -1.17 $0.00
Free Gilles Brodeur 735 1.26 $1,244.68
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,110 97.95 $120,485.08
Total rejected ballots 1,214 2.05
Turnout 59,324 64.19 -2.53
Eligible voters 92,413
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Louise Charbonneau 17,240 28.48 +11.48 $19,118.47
Liberal Valérie Renaud-Martin 15,774 26.06 -4.16 $59,713.01
Conservative Yves Lévesque 15,240 25.17 +6.54 none listed
New Democratic Robert Aubin 10,090 16.67 -15.16 none listed
Green Marie Duplessis 1,492 2.46 +0.75 none listed
People's Marc-André Gingras 565 0.93 $5,574.25
Independent Ronald St-Onge Lynch 137 0.23 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,538 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1,092 1.77
Turnout 61,630 66.73
Eligible voters 92,362
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +7.82
Source: Elections Canada
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Robert Aubin 19,193 31.83 -17.87 $59,109.30
Liberal Yvon Boivin 18,224 30.22 +20.19 $33,318.95
Conservative Dominic Therrien 11,231 18.63 +5.48 $88,781.37
Bloc Québécois André Valois 10,249 17.00 -7.21 $37,874.56
Green Éric Trottier 1,032 1.71 -0.18
Libertarian Maxime Rousseau 360 0.6
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,289 100.0   $232,803.19
Total rejected ballots 940
Turnout 61,229
Eligible voters 90,900
Source: Elections Canada
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Robert Aubin 26,981 53.57 +44.39
Bloc Québécois Paule Brunelle 11,987 23.80 -21.46
Conservative Pierre Lacroix 6,205 12.32 -11.92
Liberal Patrice Mangin 3,617 7.18 -11.01
Green Louis Lacroix 972 1.93 -1.18
Independent Marc-André Fortin 346 0.69
Rhinoceros Francis Arsenault 256 0.51
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,364 100.00
Total rejected ballots 889 1.73
Turnout 51,253 64.59
Eligible voters 79,346
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Paule Brunelle 22,405 45.26 -0.2 $77,449
Conservative Claude Durand 11,998 24.24 -9.1 $76,522
Liberal Marcos G. Simard 9,008 18.19 +7.3 $17,099
New Democratic Geneviève Boivin 4,544 9.18 +2.5 $2,096
Green Ariane Blais 1,540 3.11 +0.3
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,579 100.0 $84,242
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Paule Brunelle 22,331 45.9 -10.6 $52,451
Conservative Luc Ménard 15,423 31.7 +22.2 $10,874
Liberal Martine Girard 5,268 10.8 -16.5 $19,948
New Democratic Geneviève Boivin 3,774 7.8 +4.2 $1,703
Green Linda Lavoie 1,513 3.1 -0.1
Marijuana Paul Giroux 371 0.8
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,680 100.0 $78,516
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Paule Brunelle 26,240 56.5 +9.8 $52,143
Liberal Jean-Éric Guindon 12,703 27.4 -15.6 $69,554
Conservative Jean-Guy Mercier 4,381 9.4 +1.6 $9,519
New Democratic Marc Tessier 1,635 3.5 2.5 $1,416
Green Linda Lavoie 1,476 3.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,435 100.0 $77,441

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Yves Rocheleau 22,405 46.7 +4.2
Liberal Denis Normandin 20,606 42.9 +11.6
Alliance Luc Legaré 2,161 4.5
Progressive Conservative Scott Healy 1,599 3.3 -20.8
Natural Law Gilles Raymond 538 1.1 +0.1
New Democratic David Horlock 512 1.1
Marxist–Leninist Alexandre Deschênes 184 0.4
Total valid votes 48,005 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Yves Rocheleau 21,267 42.5 -10.7
Liberal Jean-Guy Doucet 15,692 31.3 +10.1
Progressive Conservative Michel Charland 12,102 24.2 +0.5
New Democratic Dorothy Hénaut 528 1.1 +0.3
Natural Law Roger Périgny 503 1.0 -0.1
Total valid votes 50,092 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Bloc Québécois Yves Rocheleau 24,882 53.2
Progressive Conservative Pierre H. Vincent 11,053 23.6 -45.2
Liberal Jean-Pierre Caron 9,937 21.2 +5.5
Natural Law Roger Périgny 522 1.1
New Democratic Maryse Choquette 374 0.8 -12.0
Total valid votes 46,768 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Pierre H. Vincent 29,370 68.9 +4.9
Liberal Nicholas Papirakis 6,727 15.8 -8.6
New Democratic Josée Trudel 5,470 12.8 +8.2
Rhinoceros Danielle La Chicane Saint-Laurent 826 1.9 -0.5
Independent Lise Éthier 249 0.6
Total valid votes 42,642 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Pierre H. Vincent 26,843 63.9 +51.0
Liberal Françoise C. Drolet 10,217 24.3 -44.1
New Democratic John A. Pratt 1,947 4.6 -6.5
Parti nationaliste Yves Rocheleau 1,847 4.4
Rhinoceros Houblon-oubedon Lemoine 1,018 2.4
Communist Paul Gagné 110 0.3
Total valid votes 41,982 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude Lajoie 23,791 68.5 +7.5
Progressive Conservative Jean Méthot 4,482 12.9 +2.2
New Democratic Denis Faubert 3,870 11.1 +6.7
Independent Raymond Lajoie 1,898 5.5
Independent Rodolphe Lemieux 283 0.8
Union populaire Guy Baillargeon 249 0.7 +0.5
Marxist–Leninist Lise Éthier 168 0.5 +0.3
Total valid votes 34,741 100.0
Source: open.canada.ca
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude Lajoie 23,311 61.0 -0.2
Social Credit Léopold Alarie 7,950 20.8 +1.8
Progressive Conservative Roland Julien 4,099 10.7 -4.2
New Democratic Roland Auger 1,682 4.4 0.0
Rhinoceros Alain Beaupré 947 2.5
Independent Gilles Gervais 77 0.2
Union populaire Gilles Marier 66 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Lise Éthier 63 0.2 -0.4
Communist Jeannette Walsh 36 0.1
Total valid votes 38,231 100.0

Trois-Rivières Métropolitain, 1972-1979

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude Lajoie 24,335 61.2 +16.8
Social Credit Réal Ménard 7,538 18.9 -19.5
Progressive Conservative Yvon Massicotte 5,949 15.0 +2.3
New Democratic Yvon Roland Chamberland 1,738 4.4 -0.1
Marxist–Leninist Jacques Auger 221 0.6
Total valid votes 39,781 100.0
lop.parl.ca
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude Lajoie 19,892 44.4 -3.3
Social Credit Réal Lemay 17,250 38.5 -4.8
Progressive Conservative Edgar Lesieur 5,662 12.6 +5.8
New Democratic Jacques Hébert 2,022 4.5
Total valid votes 44,826 100.0

Trois-Rivières, 1949-1972


Canadian federal by-election, May 31, 1971
On Mr. Mongrain's death, 23 December 1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude Lajoie 12,809 47.7 +1.5
Social Credit Réal Lemay 11,616 43.3 +24.1
Progressive Conservative Thérèse-M. Landry 1,827 6.8 -20.8
Independent Henri-Georges Grenier (Espirit social) 422 1.6
Republican Joseph Thibodeau 170 0.6
Total valid votes 26,844 100.0
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Source: lop.parl.ca
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph-Alfred Mongrain 17,592 46.2 +12.6
Progressive Conservative Gilles Gauthier 10,501 27.6 +12.4
Ralliement créditiste Émile Fréchette 7,305 19.2 +11.3
New Democratic Philippe Daviault 1,724 4.5 +2.2
Independent Gaston Pelletier 566 1.5
Independent Lucien Bornais 364 1.0
Total valid votes 38,052 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain 12,927 40.9
Liberal Pierre Garceau 10,617 33.6 -6.5
Progressive Conservative Jean Méthot 4,799 15.2 -29.5
Ralliement créditiste Philippe Daviault 2,488 7.9 -5.1
New Democratic Joseph Rivard 749 2.4 +0.2
Total valid votes 31,580 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 14,558 44.7 -4.0
Liberal Claude Bisson 13,077 40.1 +3.6
Social Credit Lucien Richard 4,224 13.0 -1.8
New Democratic Alfred Robindaine 718 2.2
Total valid votes 32,577 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 15,545 48.7 -11.1
Liberal Claude Bisson 11,675 36.6 -0.5
Social Credit J.-Donat Dupont 4,715 14.8
Total valid votes 31,935 100.0
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 18,049 59.7 +9.1
Liberal Antoine Gauthier 11,193 37.1 -11.6
Independent Henri-Georges Grenier (Capital familial) 968 3.2 +2.4
Total valid votes 30,210 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 15,004 50.6 -2.2
Liberal François Nobert 14,412 48.6 +1.4
Independent Henri-Georges Grenier (Capital familial) 237 0.8
Total valid votes 29,653 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 15,556 52.8 +13.8
Liberal Joseph-Alfred Mongrain 13,905 47.2 +8.4
Total valid votes 29,461 100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Léon Balcer 10,015 39.0 +18.8
Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy 9,964 38.8 +26.5
Independent Liberal Jules Biron 4,925 19.2
Union des électeurs Hector Brunelle 432 1.7 -2.1
Independent Henri-Georges Grenier 367 1.4 -0.6
Total valid votes 25,703 100.0

Three Rivers, 1935-1949

1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wilfrid Gariépy 6,610 32.0 -15.0
Independent Liberal Jean-Louis Marchand 5,947 28.8
Progressive Conservative Léon Méthot 4,173 20.2
Liberal Robert Ryan 2,525 12.2 -40.8
Social Credit Onésime Cormier 787 3.8
Independent Henri-Georges Grenier 423 2.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Lionel Fortin 186 0.9
Total valid votes 20,651 100.0
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ryan 9,860 53.0 -2.0
Independent Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy 8,734 47.0
Total valid votes 18,594 100.0
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy 6,114 30.1
Conservative Léon Méthot 5,748 28.3 -30.3
Liberal Philippe Bigué 5,070 24.9
Independent Liberal Willie Poisson 2,267 11.2
Reconstruction Louis-D. Durand 1,049 5.2
Independent Conservative Louis Normand 76 0.4
Total valid votes 20,324 100.0

Three Rivers, 1867-1892

1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin 682 58.6 +7.4
Liberal L.T. Polette 482 41.4 -7.4
Total valid votes 1,164 100.0
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin 640 51.2
Liberal L.P. Pelletier 610 48.8
Total valid votes 1,250 100.0
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin acclaimed
By-election on 21 November 1878

On Mr. McDougall's resignation

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William McDougall 584 57.3 -20.9
Unknown H.G. Malhiot 436 42.7
Total valid votes 1,020 100.0
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William McDougall 451 78.2
Unknown J.N. Bunan 126 21.8
Total valid votes 577 100.0
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William McDougall acclaimed
By-election on 17 October 1868

On Mr. Boucher de Niverville's resignation, 30 September 1868

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William McDougall acclaimed
1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville 277 66.0
Unknown C. B. Genest 143 34.0
Total valid votes 420 100.0
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871

Districts since 1867 that have included Trois-Rivières

The following list contains members of districts that have included Trois-Rivières, since 1867:

  Name Assignments Party Election Popular Vote
  Charles Boucher de NivervilleGovernment MPConservative186766%
  William McDougallGovernment MPConservative1868unopposed
  William McDougallGovernment MP (before 1873)
Official Opposition MP (after 1873)
Conservative1872unopposed
  William McDougallOfficial Opposition MPConservative187478%
  William McDougallGovernment MPConservative187857%
  Hector LangevinCabinet Member Conservative1878unopposed
  Hector LangevinCabinet MemberConservative1882unopposed
  Hector LangevinCabinet MemberConservative188751%
  Hector LangevinGovernment MP
Cabinet Member (until 1891)
Conservative189159%
  Sir Adolphe-Philippe CaronOfficial Opposition MPConservative189654%
  Jacques BureauGovernment MPLiberal190053%
  Jacques BureauGovernment MPLiberal190454%
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal1907unopposed
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal190864%
  Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal191150%
  Jacques BureauOfficial Opposition MPLiberal1917unopposed
  Jacques BureauGovernment MPLiberal192168%
  Jacques BureauCabinet MemberLiberal1922unopposed
  Arthur BettezGovernment MP (until 1926)
Official Opposition MP (after 1926)
Liberal192556%
  Arthur BettezGovernment MPLiberal192666%
  Arthur BettezOfficial Opposition MPLiberal193057%
  Charles BourgeoisGovernment MPConservative193150%
  Wilfrid GariépyGovernment MPLiberal193530%
  Robert RyanGovernment MPLiberal194053%
 } Wilfrid GariépyIndependent MPIndependent194532%
  Léon BalcerOfficial Opposition MPProgressive Conservative194939%
  Léon BalcerOfficial Opposition MPProgressive Conservative195353%
  Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative195751%
  Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative195860%
  Léon BalcerCabinet MemberProgressive Conservative196249%
  Léon BalcerOfficial Opposition MPProgressive Conservative196345%
 } Joseph-Alfred MongrainIndependent MPIndependent196559%
  Joseph-Alfred MongrainGovernment MPLiberal196846%
  Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal197148%
  Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal197244%
  Claude LajoieGovernment MP
Parliamentary Secretary (from 1975 to 1977)
Liberal197461%
  Claude LajoieOfficial Opposition MPLiberal197961%
  Claude LajoieGovernment MPLiberal198068%
  Pierre H. VincentParliamentary SecretaryProgressive Conservative198464%
  Pierre H. VincentParliamentary Secretary (until 1993)
Cabinet Member (after 1993)
Progressive Conservative198869%
  Yves RocheleauOfficial Opposition MPBloc Québécois199353%
  Yves Rocheleau Third Party MPBloc Québécois199742%
  Yves RocheleauThird Party MPBloc Québécois200047%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200457%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200646%
  Paule BrunelleThird Party MPBloc Québécois200846%

See also

References

  • "Trois-Rivières (federal electoral district) (Code 24072) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes

  1. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Trois-Rivières [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  4. ^ "Election 2021 Results Map | CTV News | Canada Election Coverage".
  5. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Trois-Rivières, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  10. ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. ^ Cabinet assignments are indicated with a bold font.
  13. ^ By-elections are indicated with an Italic font.
  14. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Trois-Rivières, Quebec
  15. ^ Boucher de Niverville resigned in 1868.
  16. ^ Cabinet Member Hector Langevin lost his seat in the district of Rimouski in the 1878 general election. McDougall, who was re-elected, resigned to give Langevin the opportunity to sit in Parliament.
  17. ^ Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1907.
  18. ^ Bureau resigned to become a member of the federal Cabinet in 1922.
  19. ^ Bettez died in 1931.
  20. ^ Gariépy lost the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal.
  21. ^ Ryan lost the 1945 election.
  22. ^ Gariépy lost the 1949 election as a Liberal.
  23. ^ Balcer sat as an Independent by 1965.
  24. ^ Mongrain died in 1970.
  25. ^ Vincent lost the 1993 election.


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