Réjean Savoie (born September 15, 1952) is a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He is the Progressive Conservative Party MLA for Miramichi Bay-Neguac since 2022 in a by-election to replace Lisa Harris, having previously represented Miramichi Bay in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003.
Réjean Savoie | |
|---|---|
 Savoie in 2023 | |
| Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation | |
| Assumed office October 13, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Gary Crossman |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Bay | |
| In office June 7, 1999 – June 9, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Danny Gay |
| Succeeded by | Carmel Robichaud |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Bay-Neguac | |
| Assumed office June 20, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
He was born in Saint-Wilfred, New Brunswick, the son of Levi Savoie and Exéline Roy. Savoie studied at the Bathurst Technical School and the New Brunswick Community College. He worked as a tractor trailer operator and also owned and operated a restaurant and service station. Savoie served as a member of the school board and as a member of the board of directors for the Neguac Medical Clinic and the l’Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Chatham.
He returned to office after winning the June 2022 by-election in Miramichi Bay-Neguac.[1]
Electoral history edit
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 20, 2022: Miramichi Bay-Neguac Resignation of Lisa Harris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 2,286 | 44.98 | +11.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Shawn Wood | 1,753 | 34.49 | -9.07 | ||||
| Green | Chad Duplessie | 772 | 15.19 | +5.10 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Thomas L'Huillier | 172 | 3.38 | -7.60 | ||||
| Independent | Hoss Sutherland | 99 | 1.95 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,082 | 99.82 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 9 | 0.18 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,091 | 42.08 | -25.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,098 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[2] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Caron, David (2022-04-29). "Trois candidats dans Baie-de-Miramichi-Néguac". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ "Official Results" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. 22 June 2023.
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