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 by | Bernadette Jordan |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | November 4, 1961
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative |
Residence(s) | St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia |
Occupation | Politician |
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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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[]
- ^ Groff, Meghan. "Conservative Rick Perkins takes South Shore-St. Margarets". halifaxtoday.ca. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Rick Perkins - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".
- ^ "Canadian Elections Database".
- ^ Tunney, Catharine; Raycraft, Richard (September 21, 2021). "The surprise upsets, dramatic losses and nail-biting races of election night". CBC News.
- ^ "Erin O'Toole announces Conservative Shadow Cabinet". 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links[]
- "Meet Rick". Retrieved Oct 22, 2021.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
- People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni
- Businesspeople from Nova Scotia
- Canadian businesspeople in retailing
- 21st-century Canadian businesspeople
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Nova Scotia politician stubs