Wayne Gaudet

The Honourable
Wayne Gaudet
MLA for Clare
In office
May 25, 1993 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byGuy LeBlanc
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Interim Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
In office
January 12, 2004 – October 23, 2004
Preceded byDanny Graham
Succeeded byFrancis MacKenzie
Interim Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
In office
July 1, 2000 – April 13, 2002
Preceded byRussell MacLellan
Succeeded byDanny Graham
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
November 18, 1996 – November 20, 1997
Preceded byPaul MacEwan
Succeeded byGerry Fogarty
Personal details
Born
Wayne Jean Gaudet

(1955-08-12) August 12, 1955 (age 69)
Concession, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupationteacher

Wayne Jean Gaudet[1] (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Early life

Born in Concession, Nova Scotia, he graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts at the Université Sainte-Anne and then received a Bachelor of Education at Saint Mary's University. He later settled in Church Point where he worked as a teacher and a high school vice principal.

Political career

Gaudet was first elected in 1993,[2] and appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia on June 11, 1993, as Minister of Agriculture.[3] Gaudet served in a number of other cabinet posts during the 1990s, including Minister of Human Resources, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Minister of Education and Culture, Minister of Business and Consumer Affairs, and Minister responsible for Acadian Affairs.[4] He also served as Speaker of the House.[5] He served as interim leader of the party from 2000 to 2002, after Russell MacLellan's resignation and before Danny Graham was elected leader.[6] Gaudet also served as interim leader after Graham's resignation and before Francis MacKenzie's election.[7]

On January 18, 2013, Gaudet announced that he will not be running in the next provincial election, in part due to the new electoral map.[4][8]

Electoral record

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,392 64.68
  New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,326 25.29
  Progressive Conservative Jimmy Doucet 459 8.75
Green Diane Bean 67 1.28 –
2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,803 48.53
  Progressive Conservative Arnold LeBlanc 1,622 28.08
  New Democratic Party Paul Comeau 1,269 21.97
Green Diane Doucet-Bean 82 1.42 –
2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,547 61.55
  Progressive Conservative Marc Boudreau 1,456 25.26
  New Democratic Party Don Melanson 760 13.19
1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,705 43.76
  Progressive Conservative Paul Comeau 2,355 38.10
  New Democratic Party Don Melanson 1,078 17.44
Nova Scotia Party Anne Marie Boyer 43 0.70
1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 2,950 47.28
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,578 41.32
  New Democratic Party Vanessa Paddock 711 11.40
1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Wayne Gaudet 3,461 51.99
  Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc 2,854 42.87
  New Democratic Party Christian Collin 342 5.14

References

  1. ^ Nova Scotia Legislature
  2. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Historic Liberal cabinet sworn in". The Chronicle Herald. June 12, 1993. Archived from the original on August 30, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Gaudet quitting provincial politics". The Chronicle Herald. January 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "MacLellan makeover". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "N.S. Liberals pick new leader". CBC News. April 13, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Businessman elected leader of Nova Scotia Liberals". CBC News. October 23, 2004. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "Liberal MLA Wayne Gaudet won't run in next election". CBC News. January 18, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2014.