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Canadian politician

Robert Goguen KC Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 Preceded by Brian Murphy Succeeded by Ginette Petitpas Taylor Personal details Born (1957-01-24) January 24, 1957 (age 69) Moncton, New Brunswick Party Conservative Profession Attorney

**Robert R. Goguen** [KC](/source/King's_Counsel) (born January 24, 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served in the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) from the [2011 election](/source/2011_Canadian_federal_election) to the [2015 election](/source/2015_Canadian_federal_election). He represented the electoral district of [Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe](/source/Moncton%E2%80%94Riverview%E2%80%94Dieppe) as a member of the [Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada). He served in the House of Commons as [parliamentary secretary](/source/Parliamentary_secretary) to the [Minister of Justice and Attorney-General](/source/Minister_of_Justice_(Canada)). He is the past president of the [Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_New_Brunswick)

## Education

Goguen graduated from the [Université de Moncton](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Moncton) in 1980 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He then graduated in 1983 from the Université de Moncton with a law degree.[1] He worked as an attorney at Actus Law for over 25 years.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Political career

Goguen is the past president of the [Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_New_Brunswick).[2]

Goguen was elected [member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) (MP) for the [Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe](/source/Moncton%E2%80%94Riverview%E2%80%94Dieppe) riding in the [2011 federal election](/source/2011_Canadian_federal_election),[3] the first time a Conservative candidate had won the riding since 1988.[4] He served as [parliamentary secretary](/source/Parliamentary_secretary) to the [Minister of Justice and Attorney-General](/source/Minister_of_Justice_(Canada)).[5] Goguen ran for re-election in the [2015 federal election](/source/2015_Canadian_federal_election), placing second.[6]

### 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](/source/T%C3%ADmea_Nagy_(activist)), who was gang raped, if "the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been breached?."[7] Many considered the question to be inappropriate, but both Nagy and the minister defended the question.[8] 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."[9]

## Personal life

Following his election defeat, Goguen returned to Actus Law. He and his wife Lori have three children.[1]

## Electoral history

v t e 2015 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 52,041 100.00 $204,679.96 Total rejected ballots 311 0.59 -0.13 Turnout 52,352 73.37 +8.20 Eligible voters 71,350 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +21.28 Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

v t e 2011 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 48,724 100.0 $85,477.25 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 351 0.72 +0.21 Turnout 49,075 65.17 +3.86 Eligible voters 75,298 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.87 Sources:[12][13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ActusLawBio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ActusLawBio_1-1) ["Robert Goguen, K.C. – Partner"](https://actuslaw.ca/robert-bio). Actus Law. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190113171007/http://actuslaw.ca/robert-bio/) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Executive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140802184808/http://pcnb.ca/executive/). Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Archived from [the original](http://pcnb.ca/executive/) on August 2, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Battleground Atlantic Canada: Liberals crushed"](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/battleground-atlantic-canada-tories-look-for-comeback). *National Post*. May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Conservatives seek to hold Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-riverview-dieppe-riding-federal-election-1.3270093). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. October 14, 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151129150025/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-riverview-dieppe-riding-federal-election-1.3270093) from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Robert Goguen, M.P."](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=17858) *Parlinfo*. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe turns to Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-liberal-ginette-petitpas-taylor-1.3278867). [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation). October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015. The Liberals wrestled the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe back from the Conservatives in Monday's federal election, with Ginette Petitpas Taylor capturing the riding from Conservative Robert Goguen... Goguen captured the seat in 2011, securing it for the Conservatives for the first time in 23 years.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/timea-nagy-not-offended-by-tory-mp-robert-goguen-s-rape-questions-1.2701228). CBC News. July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Heartfield, Kate (July 9, 2014). ["Meet Robert Goguen, the Conservative MP who turned rape into a bad joke"](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/meet-robert-goguen-the-conservative-mp-who-turned-rape-into-a-bad-joke). *National Post*. Retrieved October 21, 2015.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Payton, Laura (July 9, 2014). ["Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/timea-nagy-not-offended-by-tory-mp-robert-goguen-s-rape-questions-1.2701228). *[CBC News](/source/CBC_News)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230813075858/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/timea-nagy-not-offended-by-tory-mp-robert-goguen-s-rape-questions-1.2701228) from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015](https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=13007&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=NB&PROVID=13&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates](https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011](https://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election](https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectSearchOptions?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1)

## External links

- [Robert Goguen – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=17858)

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