Trois-Rivières (, ; 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 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:
Election results
Trois-Rivières, 1979–present
Trois-Rivières Métropolitain, 1972–1979
Trois-Rivières, 1949–1972
Three Rivers, 1935–1949
Three Rivers, 1867–1892
Districts since 1867 that have included Trois-Rivières
The following list contains members of districts that have included Trois-Rivières, since 1867:
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Name
!Assignments
!Party
!Election
!Popular Vote
|Charles Boucher de Niverville<td>Government MP<td>Conservative<td>1867<td>66%
|William McDougall<td>Government MP<td>Conservative<td>1868<td>unopposed
|William McDougall<td>Government MP (before 1873)<br />Official Opposition MP (after 1873)<td>Conservative<td>1872<td>unopposed
|William McDougall<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Conservative<td>1874<td>78%
|William McDougall<td>Government MP<td>Conservative<td>1878<td>57%
|Hector Langevin<td>Cabinet Member <td>Conservative<td>1878<td>unopposed
|Hector Langevin<td>Cabinet Member<td>Conservative<td>1882<td>unopposed
|Hector Langevin<td>Cabinet Member<td>Conservative<td>1887<td>51%
|Hector Langevin<td>Government MP <br />Cabinet Member (until 1891)<td>Conservative<td>1891<td>59%
|Sir Adolphe-Philippe Caron<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Conservative<td>1896<td>54%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1900<td>53%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1904<td>54%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Cabinet Member<td>Liberal<td>1907<td>unopposed
|Jacques Bureau<td>Cabinet Member<td>Liberal<td>1908<td>64%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Liberal<td>1911<td>50%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Liberal<td>1917<td>unopposed
|Jacques Bureau<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1921<td>68%
|Jacques Bureau<td>Cabinet Member<td>Liberal<td>1922<td>unopposed
|Arthur Bettez<td>Government MP (until 1926)<br />Official Opposition MP (after 1926)<td>Liberal<td>1925<td>56%
|Arthur Bettez<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1926<td>66%
|Arthur Bettez<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Liberal<td>1930<td>57%
|Charles Bourgeois<td>Government MP<td>Conservative<td>1931<td>50%
|Wilfrid Gariépy<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1935<td>30%
|Robert Ryan<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1940<td>53%
|Wilfrid Gariépy<td>Independent MP<td>Independent<td>1945<td>32%
|Léon Balcer<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1949<td>39%
|Léon Balcer<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1953<td>53%
|Léon Balcer<td>Cabinet Member<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1957<td>51%
|Léon Balcer<td>Cabinet Member<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1958<td>60%
|Léon Balcer<td>Cabinet Member<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1962<td>49%
|Léon Balcer<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1963<td>45%
|Joseph-Alfred Mongrain<td>Independent MP<td>Independent<td>1965<td>59%
|Joseph-Alfred Mongrain<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1968<td>46%
|Claude Lajoie<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1971<td>48%
|Claude Lajoie<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1972<td>44%
|Claude Lajoie<td>Government MP<br />Parliamentary Secretary (from 1975 to 1977)<td>Liberal<td>1974<td>61%
|Claude Lajoie<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Liberal<td>1979<td>61%
|Claude Lajoie<td>Government MP<td>Liberal<td>1980<td>68%
|Pierre H. Vincent<td>Parliamentary Secretary<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1984<td>64%
|Pierre H. Vincent<td>Parliamentary Secretary (until 1993) <br />Cabinet Member (after 1993)<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1988<td>69%
|Yves Rocheleau<td>Official Opposition MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>1993<td>53%
|Yves Rocheleau <td>Third Party MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>1997<td>42%
|Yves Rocheleau<td>Third Party MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>2000<td>47%
|Paule Brunelle<td>Third Party MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>2004<td>57%
|Paule Brunelle<td>Third Party MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>2006<td>46%
|Paule Brunelle<td>Third Party MP<td>Bloc Québécois<td>2008<td>46%
|-
|}
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Mauricie
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
- Campaign expense data from Elections Canada
Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
- Three Rivers, Quebec 1867 - 1892
- Three Rivers, Quebec 1933 - 1947
- Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1947 - 1972
- Trois-Rivières Métropolitain 1972 - 1976
- Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1976 - 2008
- 2011 Results from Elections Canada