Chuck Chiasson
Canadian politician
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Chuck Chiasson (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Victoria-la-Vallée as a member of the Liberal Party.
Chuck Chiasson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Richard Ames |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin (since 2024) Victoria-la-Vallée (2014-2024) | |
| Assumed office September 22, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Danny Soucy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Party | Liberal |
Chiasson was named to the Select Committee on Cannabis, pursuant to Motion 31 of the 3rd session of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature.[2]
Chiasson was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.
As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.
In the 2024 general election, Chiasson was re-elected in the newly renamed seat of Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin.[3] On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.[4]
Personal life
In 2021, Chiasson had surgery after suffering a heart attack.[5]
Electoral record
Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Chiasson | 4,976 | 62.1% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marc-André Ross | 2,493 | 31.1% | |||||
| Green | Dani McLean-Godbout | 540 | 6.7% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 8,009 | - | ||||||
| Eligible voters | - | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[6][7] | ||||||||
Victoria-La Vallée
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Chiasson | 4,365 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roland Michaud | 2,071 | ||||||
| Green | Nathanaël Denis Lavoie | 426 | ||||||
| People's Alliance | André Jobin | 292 | ||||||
| Independent | Danny Zolondek | 92 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 7,246 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Chiasson | 3,570 | 47.24 | -2.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Danny Soucy | 3,212 | 42.50 | +4.30 | ||||
| Green | Paul Plourde | 468 | 6.19 | +0.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lina Chiasson | 307 | 4.06 | -2.76 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,557 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.46 | -0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,592 | 66.65 | -2.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,391 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.34 | ||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chuck Chiasson | 3,969 | 49.62% | +6.04 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Danny Soucy | 3,056 | 38.20% | -10.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joe Bérubé | 546 | 6.83% | +2.13 | ||||
| Green | Daniel Zolondek | 428 | 5.35% | +2.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,999 | 100.0% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.76 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,060 | 68.98% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,685 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +8.50 | ||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
