# Gaston Moore

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For the American footballer, see [Gaston Moore (American football)](/source/Gaston_Moore_(American_football)).

**Gaston Moore** (born December 29, 1945) is a former political figure in [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick), Canada. He represented [Caraquet](/source/Caraquet_(electoral_district)) in the [Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_New_Brunswick) from 2001 to 2003 as a [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_New_Brunswick) member.

He was born in [Moffet, Quebec](/source/Moffet,_Quebec), the son of Georges Moore and Eva Nadeau. A former police officer with the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, Moore was also a fisherman for several years. He married Georgette Friolet with whom he has three daughters and three sons. Moore ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in [1999](/source/1999_New_Brunswick_general_election). He was elected in a 2001 by-election held after [Bernard Thériault](/source/Bernard_Th%C3%A9riault) ran for a seat in the House of Commons.[1] He was defeated by a narrow margin in the [2003 general election](/source/2003_New_Brunswick_general_election). Moore was mayor of [Bas-Caraquet](/source/Bas-Caraquet,_New_Brunswick) from 1995 to 2001.

## Notes

1. ["Tories slam Liberals in byelections"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-slam-liberals-in-byelections-1.264156). CBC News. February 6, 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-03.

## References

- *Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 2002*, Kathryn O'Handley ISBN 0-7876-6048-5

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