Réal Gauvin
# 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.

## 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.

## Electoral record

### Provincial

1998 Quebec general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal | Réal Gauvin | 11,047 | 45.99 | +1.63 |
| Parti Québécois | Mario Cantin | 9,242 | 38.48 | -2.21 |
| Action démocratique | Frédéric Gagné | 3,729 | 15.53 | - |

1994 Quebec general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal | Réal Gauvin | 10,339 | 44.36 | -13.39 |
| Parti Québécois | Daniel Blanchet | 9,484 | 40.69 | +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 Québécois | Daniel Blanchet | 7,874 | 35.84 | +1.83 |
| Green | André Blouin | 1,407 | 6.40 | - |

1985 Quebec general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal | Réal Gauvin | 14,492 | 60.52 | +15.92 |
| Parti Québécois | Jacques Leblanc | 8,143 | 34.01 | -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 | - |
