Robert Goguen
KC
Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byBrian Murphy
Succeeded byGinette Petitpas Taylor
Personal details
Born (1957-01-24) January 24, 1957 (age 67)
Moncton, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
ProfessionAttorney

Robert R. Goguen KC (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
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

  1. ^ Election 2011: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick: Executive Official website, retrieved July 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Battleground Atlantic Canada: Liberals crushed". National Post. May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions". CBC News. July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

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