He represented the Saint Helier District No.1 constituency and between 1999 and 2005 had an island-wide mandate as a senator.
In a subsequent by-election in April 1999, he was, however, successful in gaining one of the three seats as a deputy for St Helier No.1 District.
[1] In the October 2005 elections he polled ninth of fifteen candidates and failed to gain re-election as a senator.
Le Claire turned his attentions again to the St Helier No.1 District constituency, where he stood successfully as an independent in the 2005 and 2008 Deputies elections.
[2] In the 2011 general elections he failed to retain his seat, finishing fourth out of eight candidates.