Claude Bachand (born January 3, 1951, in

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu () is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost naviga ...

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) is a

politician who represented the riding of Saint-Jean in the

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from 1993 until 2011 as a member of the

Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Que ...

. Bachand was the National Defence critic for the Bloc Québécois. Before entering politics, Bachand was an educator. Bachand ran for mayor of

in the

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and 2017 municipal elections, losing both times.

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How'd They Vote?: Claude Bachand's voting history and quotes
* 1951 births Bloc Québécois MPs French Quebecers Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 21st-century Canadian legislators 20th-century Canadian legislators {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub