Réal Gauvin

Réal Gauvin (born March 30, 1935) is a Quebec politician, who served as the member for Montmagny-L'Islet in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1985 until 2003.

Réal Gauvin
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montmagny-L'Islet
In office
December 2, 1985 – April 14, 2003
Preceded byJacques Leblanc
Succeeded byNorbert Morin
Personal details
Born (1935-03-30) March 30, 1935
Saint-Adalbert, Quebec
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

Gauvin was manager of a lumber and sawmill company, and was a logger in the family business. He became the owner of R.-A. Gauvin Transport, a company specializing in the transportation of timber. He is also the owner of a pilot license.

Political career

From 1975 until 1985, Gauvin was the Mayor of Saint-Adalbert, Quebec. He ran in the 1985 Quebec provincial election for the seat of Montmagny-L'Islet against incumbent Jacques Leblanc and won by nearly 25 points.

He was re-elected in 1989, 1994 and 1998, never facing a serious challenge. He served as a Deputy Government Whip and Parliamentary Secretary in the Daniel Johnson Jr. government. He subsequently did not seek re-election in 2003.[1]

Electoral record

Provincial
1998 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 11,047 45.99 +1.63
Parti QuébécoisMario Cantin9,24238.48-2.21
Action démocratiqueFrédéric Gagné3,72915.53-
1994 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 10,339 44.36 -13.39
Parti QuébécoisDaniel Blanchet9,48440.69+4.85
  Independent Jean-Claude Roy 2,605 11.18 -
  New Democrat Gaston Bourget 881 3.78 -
1989 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 12,688 57.75 -2.77
Parti QuébécoisDaniel Blanchet7,87435.84+1.83
GreenAndré Blouin1,4076.40-
1985 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Réal Gauvin 14,492 60.52 +15.92
Parti QuébécoisJacques Leblanc8,14334.01-11.49
  New Democrat Louise Saint-Pierre 564 2.35 -
  Independent Antonio Cicchetti 500 2.09 -
  Parti indépendantiste Alain Raby 199 0.83 -
  Christian socialist Réjean Tardif 47 0.20 -

References
  1. Réal Gauvin Quebec National Assembly Biography
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