Champlain (provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Champlain (federal electoral district). For the pre-Confederation electoral district, see Champlain (Province of Canada electoral district). For other uses, see Champlain.
Champlain
Quebec electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
MNA
 
 		 
Sonia LeBel
Coalition Avenir Québec
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2011)60,085
Electors (2012)[1]48,609
Area (km²)[2]934.2
Pop. density (per km²)64.3
Census division(s)Francheville (part)
Census subdivision(s)Batiscan, Champlain, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Saint-Maurice, Saint-Narcisse, Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Saint-Stanislas, Trois-Rivières (part)

Champlain is a provincial electoral riding in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the eastern portions of the city of Trois-Rivières as well as Saint-Tite, Saint-Maurice and Sainte-Thècle. Its boundaries have remained the same since the 1973 election. However, the boundaries changed for the 2018 election as it gained Hérouxville, Lac-aux-Sables, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Saint-Adelphe, Sainte-Thècle, Saint-Séverin and Saint-Tite from Laviolette.

It is named after the founder of Quebec City in 1608, Samuel de Champlain.

It was created for the 1867 election, and an electoral district of that name existed even earlier: see Champlain (Lower Canada) and Champlain (Province of Canada electoral district).

In the April 14, 2003 election there was a tie between PQ candidate Noëlla Champagne and Liberal candidate Pierre-A. Brouillette; although the initial tally was 11,867 to 11,859,[3] a judicial recount produced a tally of 11,852 each.[4] A new election was held on May 20 and was won by Champagne by a margin of 642 votes.[5][6]

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  3. ^ "Riding Profiles: Champlain". Quebec Votes 2003. CBC. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Les électeurs de Champlain retournent aux urnes" (in French). Radio-Canada. May 20, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "PQ wins revote in Champlain". CBC News. May 21, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Champlain (New election - May 20, 2003)". Elections Quebec. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2012.