# Robert Goguen

Robert R. Goguen KC (born January 24, 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. He represented the electoral district of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe as a member of the Conservative Party. He 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

## 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 is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
Goguen was elected member of Parliament (MP) for the Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe riding in the 2011 federal election, the first time a Conservative candidate had won the riding since 1988. He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. Goguen ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election, placing second.

### 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, Tímea Nagy, who was gang raped, if "the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been breached?." Many considered the question to be inappropriate, but both Nagy and the minister defended the question. Nagy has since said "I believe that MP Goguen’s question was awkward, but it was taken out of context. I was not personally offended."

## Personal life

Following his election defeat, Goguen returned to Actus Law. He and his wife Lori have three children.

## Electoral history

vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,041 | 100.00 | | $204,679.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.59 | -0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,352 | 73.37 | +8.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 71,350 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.28 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,724 | 100.0 | | $85,477.25 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 351 | 0.72 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,075 | 65.17 | +3.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,298 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.87 |
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