Gary Keating is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Saint John East as a member of the Liberal Party. He won the riding by just nine votes over Progressive Conservative MLA Glen Savoie,[2] the narrowest margin of victory in the entire province,[2] although his victory was ultimately confirmed by an automatic recount.[2]

Gary Keating
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Saint John East
In office
September 22, 2014 – October 14, 2014
Preceded byGlen Savoie
Succeeded byGlen Savoie
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Saint John, New Brunswick
Occupationschool principal

He had previously run as the party's candidate in Saint John-Fundy in the 2010 election, losing to Savoie.

Just three weeks after the election, Keating resigned his seat on October 14, 2014, announcing that after some personal reflection he had decided that public political life was "not for him" as it would entail too much time away from his family,[3] and apologizing to the voters of Saint John East. Savoie won the resulting by-election.

Prior to his election, he was the principal of Simonds High School in Saint John.

Electoral record

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2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Glen Savoie 2,908 52.02 +14.17
Liberal Gary Keating 1,734 31.02 -24.44
New Democratic Lise Lennon 592 10.59 +3.90
Green Mathew Ian Clark 185 3.31
People's Alliance Glenn McAllister 171 3.06
Total valid votes 5,590 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.30
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gary Keating 2,332 37.02 +3.96
Progressive Conservative Glen Savoie 2,323 36.88 -0.96
New Democratic Phil Comeau 1,167 18.53 -5.16
Green Sharon Murphy 353 5.60 +0.20
People's Alliance Jason Inness 124 1.97  
Total valid votes 6,299 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 26 0.41
Turnout 6,325 54.88
Eligible voters 11,526
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +2.46
Voting results declared after judicial recount.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

References

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  1. ^ "5 N.B. election races decided by fewer than 100 votes". CBC News, September 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Saint John East MLA-elect Gary Keating resigns". CBC News, October 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "New Brunswick Liberal politician quits three weeks after being elected". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014.