Nic Leblanc (born 15 November 1941) was a member of the

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from 1984 to 1997. He is a businessperson by career. Born in Sainte-Monique, Quebec, Leblanc was first elected in the Longueuil electoral district under the Progressive Conservative party in the 1984 federal election. He was re-elected in the 1988 federal election, only to leave the Progressive Conservative party on 26 June 1990 following the implosion of the

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. In December that same year he would join the separatist

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party in Parliament. Leblanc won another election in Longueuil riding in

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. But in 1997, he left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an "independent sovereigntist" in the House of Commons. He did not seek re-election when the 36th Canadian Parliament ended later that year. In his varied Canadian political career, Leblanc served in the 33rd, 34th and

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s. After some time out of Canadian politics, Leblanc joined the

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on 28 August 2000. He campaigned in the Saint-Lambert electoral district during the

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, but lost to Liberal candidate Yolande Thibeault. In the 2007 Quebec elections, Leblanc was the Liberal candidate for

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in the Marie-Victorin riding. He was defeated, finishing in a distant third place.

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CBC News Canada Votes 2006: Longueuil
1941 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Longueuil 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub