Claude Bachand (born January 3,1951,in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec) is a Quebec politician who represented the riding of Saint-Jean in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Bachand was the National Defence critic for the Bloc Québécois. Before entering politics,Bachand was an educator.
Bachand ran for mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in the 2013 and 2017 municipal elections,losing both times. [1]
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Founder Lucien Bouchard had been a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec,about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal,located roughly halfway between Montreal and the Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont. It is situated on both the west and east banks of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain. As of December 2019,the population of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was 98,036.
AndréBachand is a Canadian politician,who represented the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska as member of the Progressive Conservatives from 1997 to 2003.
Val-des-Sources,meaning "Valley of the Springs",formerly known as Asbestos,is a town on the Nicolet River in the Estrie region of southeastern Quebec,Canada. The town is the seat of Les Sources Regional County Municipality,formerly known as the Asbestos Regional County Municipality. The town covers an area of 30.25 square kilometres,including land acquired due to the merger of the City of Asbestos with the Municipality of Trois-Lacs on December 8,1999.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in the Eastern Townships.
Louis Plamondon is a Canadian politician who served as the interim speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from September 27 to October 3,2023. A member of the Bloc Québécois,he has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel since 1984. As the longest-serving current member of the House of Commons,Plamondon is Dean of the House,and holds the record as Canada's longest-serving dean.
The 2007 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26,2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Premier Jean Charest won a plurality of seats,but were reduced to a minority government,Quebec's first in 129 years,since the 1878 general election. The Action démocratique du Québec,in a major breakthrough,became the official opposition. The Parti Québécois was relegated to third-party status for the first time since the 1973 election. The Liberals won their lowest share of the popular vote since Confederation,and the PQ with their 28.35% of the votes cast won their lowest share since 1973 and their second lowest ever. Each of the three major parties won nearly one-third of the popular vote,the closest three-way split in Quebec electoral history until the 2012 election. This was however,the closest three-way race in terms of seat count. Voter turnout among those eligible was 71.23%,a marginal difference from the previous general election in 2003.
Raymond Bachand is a former politician,a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec,Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont,and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is the former Minister of Finance and Revenue in the majority government of Premier of Quebec Jean Charest,and was previously Minister for Tourism during the minority government mandate from April 2007 to October 2008,and Minister of economic development of innovation and export trade from his election until June 2009. Bachand is a former trade unionist. On 26 August 2013,Bachand resigned his seat.
Clément Couture was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. By career,he was an industrial commissioner and administrator.
The 37th National Assembly of Quebec,Canada,was elected in the 2003 Quebec general election,and sat from June 4,2003 to March 10,2006 and March 14,2006 to February 21,2007.
Ginette Grandmont is a politician from Quebec,Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Masson from 2007 to 2008.
Bachand is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dave Turcotte is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Turcotte was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Jean in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois.
Claude Patry is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Jonquière—Alma,who served a single term from 2011 Canadian federal election until 2015. He was elected as a member of the New Democratic Party,but crossed over to the Bloc Québécois on February 28,2013. He defeated incumbent MP Jean-Pierre Blackburn of the Conservative Party,who was Veterans Affairs Minister.
Tarik Brahmi is a Canadian engineer and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Jean from 2011,when he defeated incumbent Claude Bachand of the Bloc Québécois,until 2015,and sat with New Democratic Party caucus.
The 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on December 11,2011,to replace Gilles Duceppe,who resigned on May 2 after the party lost 43 of its 47 seats,including his own seat,in the 2011 federal election. It was won by Daniel Paillé.
The 2014 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held June 14,2014 to choose a successor for Daniel Pailléwho resigned on December 16,2013 for health reasons.
The 2016 Parti Québécois leadership election occurred from October 5 to October 7,2016 due to the resignation of Parti Québécois leader Pierre Karl Péladeau on May 2,2016. Jean-François Lisée was elected on the second ballot with 50.63% of the vote.
The 2019 Bloc Québécois leadership election was initiated by the resignation of party leader Martine Ouellet in June 2018. While originally scheduled to be held on February 24,2019 on a one member,one vote basis,Yves-François Blanchet,as the only candidate in the race following the nomination deadline of January 15,2019,was officially acclaimed Leader of the Bloc Québécois on January 17,2019.
Alain Laplante is a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec from 2017 to 2021.
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