Marcel Gagnon (born April 19, 1936) is a former Canadian politician. A businessman, he served as a legislator for both the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons.

Provincial politics

Gagnon ran as a Parti Québécois candidate in

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in the provincial riding of

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. He was elected with 41% of the vote. He was re-elected in

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with 54% of the vote, but was defeated in

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with 44% of the vote and finished third in

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as an Independent candidate with 19% of the vote.

Federal politics

He entered federal politics when he was elected as a

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of the

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in the riding of

, with 45.3% of the vote against Liberal

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(45.2%). He was re-elected in

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in the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain with 55% of the vote. During his tenure, he served as the Bloc

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to Seniors and proposed that eligible recipients be signed up to the Guaranteed Income Supplement Program (GIS) without having to make a request. At one point, Gagnon was critic to the Library of Parliament, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. He did not run for re-election in

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, retiring from office at the dissolution of parliament.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagnon, Marcel 1936 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc Québécois MPs Parti Québécois MNAs 21st-century Canadian politicians