Rick Perkins

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Rick Perkins
MP
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Member of Parliament
for South Shore—St. Margarets
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byBernadette Jordan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-04) November 4, 1961 (age 60)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia
OccupationPolitician

Rick Perkins MP (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for the riding of South Shore—St. Margarets in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1][2]

Biography[]

Perkins holds an MBA from the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University. He worked as a public servant before becoming a retail businessperson. He previously ran in Scarborough—Agincourt for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 Canadian federal election[3] and in South Shore—St. Margarets for the Conservatives in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Perkins defeated Liberal incumbent and Ministers of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Bernadette Jordan.[4] On November 9, 2021, Perkins was named Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard by Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole.[5]

Electoral Record[]

2021 Canadian federal election: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rick Perkins 20,454 40.90 +12.83
Liberal Bernadette Jordan 18,575 37.15 -4.52
New Democratic Olivia Dorey 9,541 19.08 +3.16
Green Thomas Trappenberg 1,434 2.87 -14.47
Total valid votes 50,004 100.0
Total rejected ballots 400
Turnout 50,404 63.16 -4.53
Registered voters 79,797
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: South Shore—St. Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Bernadette Jordan 21,886 41.67 −15.26 $101,013.68
Conservative Rick Perkins 14,744 28.07 +5.51 $86,186.65
New Democratic Jessika Hepburn 8,361 15.92 −0.91 none listed
Green Thomas Trappenberg 6,070 11.56 +8.65 $3,255.40
People's Robert Monk 667 1.27 New none listed
Independent Steven Foster 376 0.72 New $662.21
Independent Shawn McMahon 165 0.31 New $0.00
Veterans Coalition Jason Matthews 125 0.24 New none listed
Christian Heritage Kevin Schulthies 124 0.24 New $234.83
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,518 100.0     $109,434.66
Total rejected ballots 439 0.83 +0.40
Turnout 52,957 67.69 −2.14
Eligible voters 78,238
Liberal hold Swing −10.38
Source: Elections Canada[7]
1997 Canadian federal election: Scarborough—Agincourt
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Jim Karygiannis 25,995 65.1 +5.3 $47,944
Progressive Conservative Rick Perkins 7,115 17.8 −3.4 $41,232
Reform Edward Lee 4,291 10.8 −3.8 $0.00
New Democratic Doug Hum 2,512 6.3 +4.0 $15,398
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,913 100.0 $104,574

References[]

  1. ^ Groff, Meghan. "Conservative Rick Perkins takes South Shore-St. Margarets". halifaxtoday.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Rick Perkins - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".
  3. ^ "Canadian Elections Database".
  4. ^ Tunney, Catharine; Raycraft, Richard (September 21, 2021). "The surprise upsets, dramatic losses and nail-biting races of election night". CBC News.
  5. ^ "Erin O'Toole announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet". 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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