Robert Gauvin

Robert Gauvin is a Canadian politician, the Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou. He was first elected in the 2018 election[2] as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. He was appointed to the Executive Council of New Brunswick and served as the Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture and Minister responsible for La Francophonie from November 9, 2018 to February 14, 2020.

Robert Gauvin
Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
In office
November 9, 2018 – February 14, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byStephen Horsman
Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture
In office
November 9, 2018 – February 14, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byGilles LePage
Succeeded byBruce Fitch
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou
In office
September 24, 2018 – August 17, 2020
Preceded byWilfred Roussel
Succeeded byEric Mallet
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Shediac Bay-Dieppe
Assumed office
September 14, 2020
Preceded byBrian Gallant
Personal details
Born1968 (age 52–53)[1]
Caraquet, New Brunswick[1]
Political partyLiberal (2020–)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (Feb–Aug 2020) Progressive Conservative (until 2020)
Spouse(s)Émilie LaBranche[1]

On February 14, 2020, he resigned from cabinet and from caucus, sitting as an independent MLA. He cited Blaine Higgs' health reforms, including the nighttime closure of six hospital emergency rooms, as the reason for his resignation. In announcing his resignation, Gauvin called those reforms "an attack on rural New Brunswick."[3]

On August 18, 2020, he announced he would run for the Liberal Party in the 2020 New Brunswick general election in the riding of Shediac Bay-Dieppe.[4] He was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.

Gauvin is the son of former New Brunswick MLA Jean Gauvin.

Election results
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert Gauvin5,83960.14-6.95
Progressive ConservativeMathieu Gérald Caissie2,97130.60+15.87
New DemocraticDelphine Daigle5285.44-2.88
People's AlliancePhillip Coombes3713.82
Total valid votes 3,709100.00
Total rejected ballots 540.55+0.02
Turnout 9,76371.49+3.42
Eligible voters 13,657
Liberal hold Swing -11.41
Source: Elections New Brunswick[5]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Gauvin4,04846.25+0.65
LiberalWilfred Roussel3,94945.12-0.98
New DemocraticAlbert Rousselle5786.60+0.90
IndependentPhilippe Tisseuil1782.03
Total valid votes 8,75398.76
Total rejected ballots 1101.24+0.90
Turnout 8,86379.64+2.91
Eligible voters 11,129
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.82

References
  1. "Hon. Robert Gauvin". New Brunswick Legislature. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  2. "Liberals hang on to most of north, but lose a minister". CBC News New Brunswick, September 25, 2018.
  3. Poitras, Jacques (14 February 2020). "Gauvin sits as an independent as Higgs debates calling an election". CBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. Poitras, Jacques (18 August 2020). "Former PC cabinet minister runs for Liberals in Shediac Bay-Dieppe". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Retrieved 15 September 2020.


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