Claude Bachand

Claude Bachand's career exemplifies the electoral volatility of Quebec politics in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, marked by a dramatic 2004 party switch from the Bloc Québécois to the Parti Libéral du Québec that spanned both federal and provincial arenas. His consistent strength in the federal Saint-Jean riding (where he won five of six contests) contrasted sharply with his weaker electoral footing in the provincial Arthabaska seat, suggesting his appeal was more closely tied to sovereigntist sentiment than to broader provincial politics. The trajectory from dominant federal victories to increasingly marginal electoral performance after 2004 reflects both personal and contextual factors—including the Bloc's declining fortunes and his own diminished competitiveness in provincial contests.

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Candidacy Notes

Profession: Educator

Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Jun 1997)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	22,441	Yes
CAN (Oct 1993)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	29,753	Yes
CAN (Nov 2000)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	22,686	Yes
CAN (Jun 2004)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	29,485	Yes
CAN (Jan 2006)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	28,070	Yes
CAN (Oct 2008)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	26,506	Yes
CAN (May 2011)	Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	16,023	No
QC (Apr 2003)	ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	12,663	Yes
QC (Mar 2007)	ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	11,098	No
QC (Dec 2008)	ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	13,304	Yes
QC (Sep 2012)	ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	13,623	No

Timeline

CAN (Jun 1997)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	22,441	Yes

CAN (Oct 1993)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	29,753	Yes

CAN (Nov 2000)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	22,686	Yes

CAN (Jun 2004)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	29,485	Yes

CAN (Jan 2006)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	28,070	Yes

CAN (Oct 2008)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	26,506	Yes

CAN (May 2011)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Saint-Jean	Bloc Québécois	16,023	No

QC (Apr 2003)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	12,663	Yes

QC (Mar 2007)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	11,098	No

QC (Dec 2008)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	13,304	Yes

QC (Sep 2012)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
ARTHABASKA	Parti Libéral du Québec	13,623	No

Political Party	Candidacies
bloc québécois	7
parti libéral du québec	4