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Three Rivers and St. Maurice

Three Rivers and St. Maurice
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1892
District abolished 1933
First contested 1896
Last contested 1931 by-election

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 Canadian House of Commons from 1892 to 1935.

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.

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

By-election: On Mr. Bureau being appointed Solicitor-General of Canada, 14 February 1907

By-election: On Mr. Bureau's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown 3 January 1922

By-election: On Mr. Bettez's death, 4 January 1931

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:



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