Robert Goguen (Napoleon's World)

Robert "Bob" Goguen (born January 24, 1957) is a former United States Representative, who served as the Congressman for Nova Scotia's 1st Congressional District from 2011-2015. In defeating three-term Rep. Brian Murphy in 2010, Goguen became the first Nationalist to win election to the 1st District, based in Acadia around Moncton and the Island of Abegweit, since 1905, ending a 106-year streak of Democratic victories, a record for an Upper Northeast/New England district. Goguen had previously served as a prominent attorney in the Moncton area for nearly thirty years and had never before run for political office before entering the 2010 race. Due to the lean of his district, Goguen was one of the most moderate Nationalists in the House, only voting with party leadership (headed by Peter MacKay from the neighboring 2nd District) 61% of the time. He was narrowly reelected in 2012 and defeated by a wide margin in 2014 by Robert Ghiz, son of former longtime 1st District Representative Joe Ghiz.