Robert Gauvin

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Robert Gauvin
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Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
In office
November 9, 2018 February 14, 2020

Robert Gauvin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 New Brunswick general election. He currently represents the riding of Shediac Bay-Dieppe as a member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association.

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Political career

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Gauvin in 2019

Gauvin was first elected in the 2018 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou. [2] The Progressive Conservatives formed a minority government after the election, at which point Blaine Higgs appointed Gauvin to the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Deputy Premier, Minister of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, and Minister responsible for La Francophonie.

On February 14, 2020, he resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent MLA, citing Higgs' health reforms, including the nighttime closure of six hospital emergency rooms; in announcing his resignation, Gauvin called those reforms "an attack on rural New Brunswick." [3]

On August 18, 2020, ahead of the 2020 election, he announced he was joining the Liberal Party and would run as their in Shediac Bay-Dieppe, a riding previously represented by former Liberal Premier Brian Gallant. [4] He was re-elected in 2020, in which Higgs' Progressive Conservatives won a majority government.

On January 30, 2022, Gauvin announced his campaign for leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association following Kevin Vickers' 2020 resignation. The election took place on August 6, 2022, [5] and Gauvin was eliminated on the second round of balloting, finishing third in the contest.

As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Social Development, Rural Affairs, and Seniors and Long-Term Care.

Gauvin was re-elected in the 2024 general election. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for la Francophonie. [6]

Personal life

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

Electoral history

2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Gauvin5,83960.14-6.95
Progressive Conservative Mathieu Gérald Caissie2,97130.60+15.87
New Democratic Delphine Daigle5285.44-2.88
People's Alliance Phillip Coombes3713.82
Total valid votes9,709100.00
Total rejected ballots540.55+0.02
Turnout9,76371.49+3.42
Eligible voters13,657
Liberal hold Swing -11.41
Source: Elections New Brunswick [7]
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Gauvin4,04846.25+0.65
Liberal Wilfred Roussel 3,94945.12-0.98
New Democratic Albert Rousselle5786.60+0.90
Independent Philippe Tisseuil1782.03
Total valid votes8,75398.76
Total rejected ballots1101.24+0.90
Turnout8,86379.64+2.91
Eligible voters11,129
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.82

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References

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  2. "Liberals hang on to most of north, but lose a minister". CBC News New Brunswick, September 25, 2018.
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