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♂ Claude Lachance
aliasClaude Lachance
Record
33003 · 2096

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 3 3 6
Birth 3 October 1945
Age 78 years + 6 months
First mandate 13 April 1981 → 43 years + 15 days ago
↳ at age 35 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 21 years + 15 days ago (13 April 2003)
Special notes
None
 
Claude Lachance (1945– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Québec (1973–1981; 1987–1993; 2005–2007)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 13 2 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Louise Bégin  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Pierre Mercier  m 
 		 ⊕ Bertrand Goulet  m 
⊕ Dominique Vien  f 
 
Eligible: 29,848 Votes: 24,643 Participation: 82.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2186(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PQ
 1/3 9,194 37.58% +364 Loser:
QLP
 8,830 36.09% Pierre Mercier

Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,927 Votes: 23,647 Participation: 79.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1937(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PQ
 2/3 10,238 44.00% -2,516 Winner:
QLP
 12,754 54.82% Louise Bégin
Eligible: 29,602 Votes: 22,639 Participation: 76.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2062(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
43
PQ
 2/2 10,923 49.57% -191 Winner:
QLP
 11,114 50.43% Louise Bégin
Eligible: 29,607 Votes: 23,122 Participation: 78.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1812(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
PQ
 1/3 10,570 46.58% +2,312 Loser:
QLP
 8,258 36.39% Gilles Guillemette

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,374 Votes: 24,048 Participation: 79.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 370(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PQ
 1/4 11,323 47.58% +2,179 Loser:
QLP
 9,144 38.42% Roger McCaughry

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,069 Votes: 25,925 Participation: 76.10% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 245(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PQ
 3/5 7,084 27.57% -2,574 Winner:
QLP
 9,658 37.58% Dominique Vien

Online biographical references (3)

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FR Quebec National Assembly
Claude Lachance		 30 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Claude Lachance		 30 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Claude Lachance		 30 Mar 2024

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