René Canuel (born 21 October 1936 in Sainte-Odile, Quebec) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. He is a professor and teacher by career.

Canuel was elected in the Matapédia-Matane electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Canuel left Canadian politics in 2000 as he did not seek a third term in that year's federal election.

Electoral record

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1993 Canadian federal election: Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois René Canuel 18,331 57.33 $23,993
Liberal Maurice Gauthier 10,410 32.55 $44,410
Progressive Conservative Jean-Luc Joncas 2,448 7.66 $34,058
Natural Law Pierre Gauthier 570 1.78 $0
New Democratic Robert McKoy 218 0.68 $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,977 100.00 $54,749
Total rejected ballots 618
Turnout 32,595 71.76
Electors on the lists 45,421
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.

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