# 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).

## 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.

## Electoral record

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Québec :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Jean-Yves Duclos | 18,047 | 33.3 | +4.4 | $80,667.63 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 17,722 | 32.7 | +13.85 | none listed |
| | Conservative | Bianca Boutin | 8,118 | 15.0 | -6.79 | $38,447.35 |
| | New Democratic | Tommy Bureau | 6,220 | 11.5 | -15.54 | $6,381.41 |
| | Green | Luc Joli-Coeur | 2,949 | 5.4 | +2.49 | $9,773.82 |
| | People's | Bruno Dabiré | 674 | 1.2 | – | none listed |
| | Rhinoceros | Sébastien CoRhino | 347 | 0.6 | – | none listed |
| | Pour l'Indépendance du Québec | Luc Paquin | 119 | 0.2 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,198 | 100.0 | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,051 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,249 | 70.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,950 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.3 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Annick Papillon | 22,393 | 42.6 | +30.8 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 14,684 | 28.0 | -13.8 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Morasse | 9,330 | 17.8 | -7.9 |
| | Liberal | François Payeur | 4,735 | 9.0 | -8.5 |
| | Green | Yvan Dutil | 1,144 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| | Christian Heritage | Stefan Jetchick | 228 | 0.4 | - |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,514 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 801 | 1.5 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,315 | 66.3 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 80,402 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 21,064 | 41.8 | +0.2 | $59,021 |
| | Conservative | Myriam Taschereau | 12,943 | 25.7 | -4.1 | $70,315 |
| | Liberal | Damien Rousseau | 8,845 | 17.5 | +6.1 | $13,132 |
| | New Democratic | Catheryn Roy-Goyette | 5,933 | 11.8 | +2.5 | $6,186 |
| | Green | Yonnel Bonaventure | 1,650 | 3.3 | -1.6 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,435 | 100.00 | $85,897 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 632 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,067 | 62.7 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 20,845 | 41.5 | -9.1 | $52,012 |
| | Conservative | Frédérik Boisvert | 14,943 | 29.8 | +18.7 | $67,922 |
| | Liberal | Caroline Drolet | 5,743 | 11.4 | -15.5 | $23,986 |
| | New Democratic | Michaël Lessard | 4,629 | 9.2 | +3.7 | $5,287 |
| | Green | Yonnel Bonaventure | 2,372 | 4.7 | +0.5 | |
| | Independent | Dan Aubut | 813 | 1.6 | – | $100 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Alexandre Raymond-Labrie | 520 | 1.0 | | $77 |
| | Libertarian | Francis Bedard | 325 | 0.6 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,190 | 100.0 | $80,394 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Québec :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 24,373 | 50.63 | $51,839 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Philippe Côté | 12,982 | 26.97 | $72,065 |
| | Conservative | Pierre Gaudreault | 5,330 | 11.07 | $13,725 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Marie Fiset | 2,670 | 5.55 | $518 |
| | Green | Antonine Yaccarini | 2,046 | 4.25 | $2,723 |
| | Marijuana | Pierre-Etienne Paradis | 512 | 1.06 | not listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 223 | 0.46 | not listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,136 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,040 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,176 | 60.77 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 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 Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 22,793 | 43.4 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Claudette Tessier Couture | 18,619 | 35.5 | +3.1 |
| | Alliance | Michel Rivard | 3,980 | 7.6 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Jalbert | 3,171 | 6.0 | -12.5 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Marie Fiset | 1,714 | 6.0 | -12.5 |
| | Marijuana | Pierre-E. Paradis | 1,480 | 2.8 | |
| | Natural Law | Gilles Rochette | 482 | 0.9 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 255 | 0.5 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 52,494 | 100.0 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 24,817 | 44.5 | -9.2 |
| | Liberal | Claudette Tessier-Couture | 18,062 | 32.4 | +5.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marc Jalbert | 10,309 | 18.5 | +4.8 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Marie Fiset | 2,556 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,744 | 100.0 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Christiane Gagnon | 27,788 | 53.7 | |
| | Liberal | Jean Pelletier | 13,965 | 27.0 | -1.2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gilles Loiselle | 7,077 | 13.7 | -33.0 |
| | New Democratic | Majella Desmeules | 1,067 | 2.1 | -18.0 |
| | Natural Law | Danielle Charland | 883 | 1.7 | |
| | Green | Richard Domm | 786 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| | Abolitionist | Ernst Fernandez | 158 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,724 | 100.0 |