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♂ Claude Béchard
aliasClaude Béchard
Record
3495 · 2174

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 0 5
Birth 29 June 1969 → 54 years + 9 months ago
Lived 41 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 October 1997 → 26 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 3 months
Death 7 September 2010 → 13 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Claude Béchard (1969–2010)
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — 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
Québec 12 10 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Harold LeBel  m 
 
 
Eligible: 34,076 Votes: 19,496 Participation: 57.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Québec
6 October 1997
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 11356(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
QLP
 1/4 9,946 51.95% +2,745 Loser:
PQ
 7,201 37.61% Denis Simard

Service: 1 year 1 month 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,058 Votes: 26,195 Participation: 74.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 413(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
QLP
 1/4 11,259 43.49% +110 Loser:
PQ
 11,149 43.06% Denis Simard

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,061 Votes: 24,859 Participation: 70.90% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 288(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
QLP
 1/5 11,266 45.75% +4,762 Loser:
ADQ
 6,504 26.41% Pierre Lévesque

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,475 Votes: 24,957 Participation: 72.39% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 53(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
QLP
 1/5 9,826 39.72% +752 Loser:
ADQ
 9,074 36.68% Gérald Beaulieu

Service: 1 year 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,426 Votes: 20,845 Participation: 60.55% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6048(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
QLP
 1/5 11,048 53.70% +6,612 Loser:
ADQ
 4,436 21.56% Ian Sénéchal
After his election:
7 Sep 2010 41
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,470 Votes: 19,871 Participation: 57.65% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Québec
29 November 2010
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11389(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
41		 Successor:
PQ
 7,213 36.85% André Simard

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Claude Béchard		 15 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Claude Béchard		 15 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Claude Béchard		 15 Feb 2024

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