Christiane Gagnon

Christiane Gagnon (born April 16, 1948) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Québec from 1993 to 2011. She is a member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).

Christiane Gagnon
Gagnon in 2011
Member of Parliament
for Québec
In office
October 25, 1993 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byGilles Loiselle
Succeeded byAnnick Papillon
Personal details
Born (1948-04-16) April 16, 1948
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
SpouseMichel Lemieux
Residence(s)Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionReal estate agent

Early life

Gagnon was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. She worked as a real estate agent.

Tenure in Parliament

She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1993 federal election as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the district of Québec. She was re-elected in the federal general elections of 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. She was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP candidate Annick Papillon.

She served as the Bloc's caucus chair from 1996 to 1998. She has also been the Bloc's critic of the Status of Women, the Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, Housing, Poverty, Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission, and the National Capital Region. She did not participate in the 2015 election. She was a candidate in the 2019 election, which she narrowly lost to the Liberal Party incumbent Jean-Yves Duclos.[1]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Québec
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJean-Yves Duclos18,04733.3+4.4$80,667.63
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon17,72232.7+13.85none listed
ConservativeBianca Boutin8,11815.0-6.79$38,447.35
New DemocraticTommy Bureau6,22011.5-15.54$6,381.41
GreenLuc Joli-Coeur2,9495.4+2.49$9,773.82
People'sBruno Dabiré6741.2–none listed
RhinocerosSébastien CoRhino3470.6–none listed
Pour l'Indépendance du QuébecLuc Paquin1190.2–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,198100.0 
Total rejected ballots 1,051
Turnout 55,24970.0
Eligible voters 78,950
Liberal hold Swing -1.3
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnnick Papillon22,39342.6+30.8
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon14,68428.0-13.8
ConservativePierre Morasse9,33017.8-7.9
LiberalFrançois Payeur4,7359.0-8.5
GreenYvan Dutil1,1442.2-1.1
Christian HeritageStefan Jetchick2280.4-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,514100.0
Total rejected ballots 801 1.5–
Turnout 53,315 66.3–
Eligible voters 80,402––
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon21,06441.8+0.2$59,021
ConservativeMyriam Taschereau12,94325.7-4.1$70,315
LiberalDamien Rousseau8,84517.5+6.1$13,132
New DemocraticCatheryn Roy-Goyette5,93311.8+2.5$6,186
GreenYonnel Bonaventure1,6503.3-1.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,435 100.00 $85,897
Total rejected ballots 632 1.2
Turnout 51,067 62.7
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon20,84541.5-9.1$52,012
ConservativeFrédérik Boisvert14,94329.8+18.7$67,922
LiberalCaroline Drolet5,74311.4-15.5$23,986
New DemocraticMichaël Lessard4,6299.2+3.7$5,287
GreenYonnel Bonaventure2,3724.7+0.5
IndependentDan Aubut8131.6–$100
Progressive CanadianAlexandre Raymond-Labrie5201.0$77
LibertarianFrancis Bedard3250.6–$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,190100.0 $80,394
2004 Canadian federal election: Québec
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon24,37350.63$51,839
LiberalJean-Philippe Côté12,98226.97$72,065
ConservativePierre Gaudreault5,33011.07$13,725
New DemocraticJean-Marie Fiset2,6705.55$518
GreenAntonine Yaccarini2,0464.25$2,723
MarijuanaPierre-Etienne Paradis5121.06not listed
Marxist–LeninistJean Bédard2230.46not listed
Total valid votes 48,136 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,040
Turnout 49,176 60.77
Electors on the lists 80,916
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon22,79343.4-1.1
LiberalClaudette Tessier Couture18,61935.5+3.1
AllianceMichel Rivard3,9807.6
Progressive ConservativeMarc Jalbert3,1716.0-12.5
New DemocraticJean-Marie Fiset1,7146.0-12.5
MarijuanaPierre-E. Paradis1,4802.8
Natural LawGilles Rochette4820.9
Marxist–LeninistClaude Moreau2550.5
Total valid votes 52,494 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon24,81744.5-9.2
LiberalClaudette Tessier-Couture18,06232.4+5.4
Progressive ConservativeMarc Jalbert10,30918.5+4.8
New DemocraticJean-Marie Fiset2,5564.6+2.5
Total valid votes 55,744 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisChristiane Gagnon27,78853.7
LiberalJean Pelletier13,96527.0-1.2
Progressive ConservativeGilles Loiselle7,07713.7-33.0
New DemocraticMajella Desmeules1,0672.1-18.0
Natural LawDanielle Charland8831.7
GreenRichard Domm7861.5-2.1
AbolitionistErnst Fernandez1580.3
Total valid votes 51,724 100.0

References
  1. "La ville de Québec, baromètre de la campagne électorale fédérale", Le Devoir (in French), September 4, 2021
  2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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