Yolande Gagnon Explained

Yolande Gagnon
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Calgary-McKnight
Term Start:1989
Term End:1993
Predecessor:Eric Musgreave
Successor:District Abolished
Party:Alberta Liberal

Yolande Gagnon is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 to 1993.

Political career

Gagnon ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1989 Alberta general election. She won the electoral district of Calgary-McKnight by a slim margin in a hotly contested three-way race over Progressive Conservative candidate Mark Petros.[1]

Her electoral district was abolished due to redistribution. Gagnon ran for a second term in office in the new electoral district of Calgary Nose Creek for the 1993 Alberta general election. She was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Mar in a closely contested race.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calgary McKnight results 1989. Alberta Heritage . 2008-05-07.
  2. Web site: Calgary-Nose Creek results 1993. Alberta Heritage . 2008-05-07.