Robert Goguen
Robert Goguen | |
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| Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1957 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Attorney |
Robert R. Goguen QC (born January 24, 1957) is a Canadian former politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election to the 2015 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe as a member of the Conservative Party, and served in the House of Commons as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. He is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.[2]
Education
Goguen graduated from the Université de Moncton in 1980 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He then graduated in 1983 from the Université de Moncton with a law degree. He worked as an attorney at Actus Law for over 25 years.
Political career
Goguen was elected MP for the Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe riding in the 2011 federal election,[3] the first time a Conservative candidate had won the riding since 1988. Goguen ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election, placing second.[4]
Controversy
Goguen was the subject of press attention in July 2014 after comments at a meeting of the House of Commons Justice Committee, when he asked a woman, Timea Nagy, who was gang raped, if "the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been breached?."[5] Many considered the question to be inappropriate, but both Nagy and the minister defended the question.[6] Nagy has since said "While Mr. Goguen’s question was awkward, I was not personally offended."
Electoral history
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 30,054 | 57.75 | +27.25 | $63,968.39 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Goguen | 11,168 | 21.46 | -15.30 | $94,944.45 | |||
| New Democratic | Luc LeBlanc | 8,420 | 16.18 | -12.28 | $33,592.43 | |||
| Green | Luc Melanson | 2,399 | 4.61 | +0.33 | $9,724.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,041 | 100.00 | $204,679.96 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.59 | -0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,352 | 73.37 | +8.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,350 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Robert Goguen | 17,408 | 35.73 | -0.10 | $80,064.71 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Murphy | 15,247 | 31.29 | -7.84 | $73,135.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawna Gagné | 14,053 | 28.84 | +12.58 | $4,680.44 | |||
| Green | Steven Steeves | 2,016 | 4.14 | -4.65 | $6,300.16 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,724 | 100.0 | $85,477.25 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 351 | 0.72 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,075 | 65.17 | +3.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,298 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.87 | ||||||
| Sources:[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Election 2011: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick: Executive Official website, retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Battleground Atlantic Canada: Liberals crushed". National Post. May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe turns to Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor". CBC. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
The Liberals wrestled the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe back from the Conservatives in Monday's federal election, with Ginette Petitpas Taylor capturing the riding from Conservative Robert Goguen... Goguen captured the seat in 2011, securing it for the Conservatives for the first time in 23 years.
- ^ "Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions". CBC News. July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Heartfield, Kate (July 9, 2014). "Meet Robert Goguen, the Conservative MP who turned rape into a bad joke". National Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election