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.
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.Réal Gauvin Quebec National Assembly Biography
Electoral record
Provincial
|Liberal |Réal Gauvin |align="right"|11,047 |align="right"|45.99 |align="right"|+1.63
|Liberal |Réal Gauvin |align="right"|10,339 |align="right"|44.36 |align="right"|-13.39
|Independent |Jean-Claude Roy |align="right"|2,605 |align="right"|11.18 |align="right"|-
|New Democrat |Gaston Bourget |align="right"|881 |align="right"|3.78 |align="right"|-
|Liberal |Réal Gauvin |align="right"|12,688 |align="right"|57.75 |align="right"|-2.77
|Liberal |Réal Gauvin |align="right"|14,492 |align="right"|60.52 |align="right"|+15.92
|New Democrat |Louise Saint-Pierre |align="right"|564 |align="right"|2.35 |align="right"|-
|Independent |Antonio Cicchetti |align="right"|500 |align="right"|2.09 |align="right"|-
|Parti indépendantiste |Alain Raby |align="right"|199 |align="right"|0.83 |align="right"|-
|Christian socialist |Réjean Tardif |align="right"|47 |align="right"|0.20 |align="right"|-
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