Richard Perchotte is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of Selkirk as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.[1]
Richard Perchotte | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Selkirk | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Lagimodiere |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party |
Prior to being elected, Perchotte was the president of Janice Manufacturing, a business in Selkirk, Manitoba.[2]
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Advanced Education and Training.
Electoral record
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Selkirk | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Perchotte | 4,963 | 52.49 | +0.65 | $41,623.05 | |||
| New Democratic | Mitch Obach | 4,493 | 47.51 | +12.10 | $33,125.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 9,456 | 98.13 | – | $66,931.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 180 | 1.87 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 9,636 | 56.29 | -2.96 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 17,120 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.72 | ||||||
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