At the general election of November 30, 1998, Saint-Maurice finishes fourth out of nine candidates with 985 votes, or 3% of the vote in the riding of Mercier. In an election on October 1, 2001, Saint-Maurice finished 5th out of five candidates, winning 323 votes for the Bloc Pot in the riding of Jonquiere, left vacant by Premier Lucien Bouchard resigned and won on that occasion by Françoise Gauthier Party Quebec Liberal.