René Arseneault
MP
Arseneault in 2023
Member of Parliament
for Madawaska—Restigouche
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byBernard Valcourt
Personal details
Born (1966-07-01) July 1, 1966
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMichèle Pelletier
ResidenceCharlo, New Brunswick[1]
ProfessionAttorney

René Arseneault MP (born July 1, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Madawaska—Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election, and was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.[2]

Background

Arseneault earned an undergraduate degree in economics and political science, followed by a law degree from the Université de Moncton. He established a law practice with his wife Michèle Pelletier in 1996.[3]

On becoming a lawyer, he succeeded in overturning a requirement to swear an oath to the monarch and became the first lawyer in New Brunswick to join the bar without swearing the oath.[4]

Political life

Arsenault was elected as a Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche in the 2015 federal election.

He broke ranks from a majority of his fellow Liberals when he voted against a Conservative Party motion condemning the BDS movement.[5]

Arsenault was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Official Languages) on December 12, 2019.[6]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRené Arseneault16,85455.22+4.94$38,339.96
ConservativeShawn Beaulieu7,85725.74-2.69$33,053.20
People'sNancy Mercier1,8896.19–$0.00
New DemocraticElizabeth MacDonald1,8596.09-0.33$0.00
FreeLouis Berube1,2774.18–$0.00
GreenRebecca Blaevoet7862.58-12.29$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 30,522100.0–$104,119.82
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 30,52260.74-8.37
Registered voters 50,252
Liberal hold Swing +3.82
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRené Arseneault17,33150.28-5.42$69,640.81
ConservativeNelson Fox9,80128.43+11.95$41,501.75
GreenLouis Bérubé5,12514.87+12.97$11,518.03
New DemocraticChad Betteridge2,2126.42-19.50$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 34.46998.13
Total rejected ballots 6571.87+0.95
Turnout 35,12669.11-4.86
Eligible voters 50,828
Liberal hold Swing -8.68
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRené Arseneault20,77855.70+20.91$66,315.47
New DemocraticRosaire L'Italien9,67025.92+6.58$92,730.82
ConservativeBernard Valcourt6,15116.49-23.99$101,364.85
GreenFrançoise Aubin7071.90+0.10–
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,30699.08 $199,271.58
Total rejected ballots 3480.92–
Turnout 37,65474.02–
Eligible voters 50,871
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +22.45
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rene Arseneault wins Liberalsa seat in Madawaska-Restigouche, Global News, October 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ René Arseneault Biography, Liberal.ca.
  4. ↑ Woolf, Marie (2 May 2023). "Time is right to scrap requirement to swear oath to the King, MPs and Senators say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2024. Mr. Arseneault successfully challenged a requirement to swear an oath to the Queen when he joined the bar in New Brunswick.
  5. ↑ BOISVERT, JEAN-FRANÇOIS. "René Arseneault assume pleinement son vote". Acadie Nouvelle. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ↑ ROLES - RENÉ ARSENEAULT
  7. ↑ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Madawaska—Restigouche, 30 September 2015
  11. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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