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Claude-André Lachance

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Claude-André Lachance
Member of Parliament
for Rosemont
(Lafontaine; 1974–1979)
In office
July 8, 1974 – September 4, 1984
Preceded byGeorges-C. Lachance
Succeeded bySuzanne Blais-Grenier
Personal details
Born (1954-04-05) April 5, 1954 (age 70)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
RelationsGeorges-C. Lachance, father
CommitteesChair, Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (1980-1984)
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Trade) (1980-1981)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1978-1979)

Claude-André Lachance (born April 5, 1954) is a former Canadian politician. At the time of his election, aged 20, Lachance was the youngest person ever to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada, and held this record until the election of 19-year-old Pierre-Luc Dusseault in 2011.[1]

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was first elected as a Liberal candidate in the 1974 federal election in the Montreal riding of Rosemont. He was re-elected in the 1979 and 1980 elections. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1978)[2] and Minister of State (Trade) (1980–1981).

He earned a Civil Law degree from McGill University, followed by a master's degree in Public Law from University of Ottawa. He was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1977.

He is currently Government Affairs Director for Dow Canada.

Electoral record

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1980 Canadian federal election: Rosemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude-André Lachance 26,544 75.86 +4.85
New Democratic Marcel Julien 3,337 9.54 +3.89
Progressive Conservative Léon Vellone 2,260 6.46 −1.44
Rhinoceros G. Mara Tremblay 1,310 3.74 +0.59
Social Credit Yvette Gosselin 912 2.61 −7.29
Non-Affiliated Jocelyne Lachapelle 199 0.57
Independent René Denis 197 0.56 −0.73
Union populaire Monique Fournier 139 0.40 −0.02
Marxist–Leninist Francine Tremblay 91 0.26 −0.03
Total valid votes 34,989 100.00
Total rejected ballots 543
Turnout 35,532 63.91 −9.75
Electors on the lists 55,596
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980.


1979 Canadian federal election: Rosemont
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Claude-André Lachance 28,116 71.01
Social Credit Emery Whelan 3,919 9.90
Progressive Conservative Léon Vellone 3,129 7.90
New Democratic Marcel Julien 2,238 5.65
Rhinoceros Francine Lévesque 1,248 3.15
Independent René Denis 509 1.29
Union populaire André Kishka 167 0.42
Communist Bernadette LeBrun 156 0.39
Marxist–Leninist Francine Tremblay 115 0.29
Total valid votes 39,597 100.00
Total rejected ballots 708
Turnout 40,305 73.66
Electors on the lists 54,718
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-first General Election, 1979.
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  • "Carleton University profile". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  • Claude-André Lachance – Parliament of Canada biography

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Canada's youngest MP in history". The Globe and Mail. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ Canada, Government of. "Twentieth Ministry - Parliamentary Secretaries - Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation". guide-ministries.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-28.