Réjean Savoie (born September 15, 1952) is a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003 and again from 2022 to 2024. He was most recently elected the Progressive Conservative Party MLA for Miramichi Bay-Neguac in 2022 in a by-election to replace Lisa Harris, having previously represented Miramichi Bay from 1999 to 2003.
Réjean Savoie | |
|---|---|
 Savoie in 2023 | |
| Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation | |
| In office October 13, 2022 – November 2, 2024 | |
| 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 | |
| In office June 20, 2022 – September 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Harris |
| Succeeded by | Sam Johnston |
| 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]
He was unseated in the 2024 New Brunswick general election by Liberal Sam Johnston.[2]
Electoral history
| 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[3] | ||||||||
References
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