Saint-Maurice (electoral district)
 Quebec electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
Saint Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1896.Saint-Maurice was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2004.
The electoral district of Saint Maurice was "created" 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 Jean Chrétien, who represented the riding of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche for five years and the riding of Saint-Maurice for 29 years.
This ridings elected the following Members of Parliament:
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