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♂ André Bachand
aliasAndré Bachand
Record
2130 · 937

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 15 June 1934
Age 89 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 8 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
André Bachand (1934– )
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 6 15

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gabrielle Bertrand  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ W. Heward Grafftey  m 
 
Eligible: 50,376 Votes: 37,947 Participation: 75.33% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4238(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/5 20,022 53.08% +4,609 Loser:
PC
 15,413 40.86% W. Heward Grafftey

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,559 Votes: 41,251 Participation: 78.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3959(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/6 15,693 38.42% -5,985 Winner:
PC
 21,678 53.07% Gabrielle Bertrand
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,782 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 13,733 31.37% -8,807 Winner:
PC
 22,540 51.48% Gabrielle Bertrand

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
André Bachand, M.P.		  5 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
André Bachand, député		  5 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
André Bachand (Liberal MP)		  5 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
André Bachand (libéral)		  5 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Feb 2024 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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