Saint-Maurice—Laflèche
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint-Maurice—Laflèche (previously known as St-Maurice—Laflèche) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
Quick Facts Quebec electoral district, Defunct federal electoral district ...
Quebec electoral district | |
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1933 |
District abolished | 1967 |
First contested | 1935 |
Last contested | 1965 |
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It was created as "St-Maurice—Laflèche" riding in 1933 from parts of Champlain and Three Rivers and St. Maurice ridings. In 1947, the riding's English name was changed to "Saint-Maurice—Laflèche". The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Berthier, Champlain and Saint-Maurice ridings.