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.

Provincial



 * Liberal
 * Réal Gauvin
 * align="right"|11,047
 * align="right"|45.99
 * align="right"|+1.63


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 * 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"|-
 * }