Blanchet chose to resign his seat in the federal House of Commons but after losing his seat in the Quebec legislature in the 1875 Quebec election he decided to run in a federal by-election in 1875 and returned to the Ottawa as MP for Bellechasse.
Blanchet chose to resign his seat in the federal House of Commons. After losing his seat in the Quebec legislature in the 1875 Quebec provincial election, he won a federal by-election in 1875 and returned to the Ottawa as MP for Bellechasse.