Jason Godin (born January 21, 1993) is a former mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick in Canada. At 19 years old, he was elected to the municipal election May 14, 2012, and took office May 28, 2012 as the youngest mayor in the history of New Brunswick.[2][3][4] Godin decided to run for mayor when he learned that the incumbent, Lucio Cordisco, would not stand for reelection if there were other candidates.[5] On February 12, 2015, he announced that he would seek the federal New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 federal election.[6] He won the nomination,[7] but was defeated by Liberal Serge Cormier in the general election.[8] Godin did not seek re-election in the 2016 municipal election.[9]
Jason Godin | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Maisonnette, New Brunswick | |
| In office May 12, 2012 – May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lucio Cordisco |
| Succeeded by | Viviane Baldwin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1993[1] |
| Residence | Maisonnette, New Brunswick |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Prior to the election, he was a business administration student at the University of Moncton in Shippagan.
Jason Godin is now a litigation lawyer[10] in Caraquet, NB. He was one of the lawyers for the Forum des maires de la Péninsule acadienne in a lawsuit against the Government of New Brunswick following the closing of two court houses in the north of the province. Justice Bourque of the Court of King's Bench gave reason to the Forum des maires and sat aside the decision of the Government.[11][12] The Government appealed in front of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal and the hearing is set for October 22, 2024.[13][14]
Electoral record
edit| 2015 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Bathurst | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Serge Cormier | 25,845 | 50.71 | +36.40 | $55,485.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Jason Godin | 20,079 | 39.40 | -29.68 | $116,542.41 | |||
| Conservative | Riba Girouard-Riordon | 3,852 | 7.56 | -8.98 | – | |||
| Green | Dominique Breau | 1,187 | 2.33 | +2.26 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,963 | 99.35 | $200,964.43 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 336 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,299 | 77.03 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,594 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +33.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ [1] (in French)
- ^ "5 newly-elected municipal leaders to watch". CBC News. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Maisonnette a le plus jeune maire au Canada" Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, Radio-Canada at Yahoo! Actualités Québec, May 15, 2012 (in French).
- ^ Annie Levasseur, "Maire à 19 ans, Jason Godin s'installe à l'Hôtel de ville de Maisonnette", CHAU-DT, May 16, 2012 (in French).
- ^ Janique LeBlanc, "Course à la mairie de Maisonnette", Libre échange, Radio-Canada, January 9, 2012 (in French, includes audio).
- ^ "Acadie-Bathurst : Jason Godin souhaite succéder à Yvon Godin", Radio-Canada, February 12, 2015 (in French).
- ^ "Acadie-Bathurst candidates vie to replace retiring Yvon Godin". CBC News. October 18, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Acadie-Bathurst tilts to Liberal Serge Cormier". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Viviane Baldwin becomes another young Maisonnette mayor". CBC News. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Public directory". lsbnb.alinityapp.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Forum des maires de la Péninsule acadienne Inc. v. Minister of Justice and Public Safety, 2024 NBKB 58 (CanLII)".
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Justice et faits divers-. "La fermeture des tribunaux dans la Péninsule acadienne annulée par un jugement". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ Haché, Bernard (2024-08-29). "Fermeture des palais de justice de la Péninsule: la cour d'appel entendra la cause le 22 octobre". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Justice et faits divers-. "Annulation de la fermeture des tribunaux de la Péninsule : Fredericton va faire appel". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Acadie—Bathurst (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine