Richard Paul "Rick" Wowchuk (/ˈwoʊˌtʃʌk/ WOH-chuk[1]) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the electoral district of Swan River as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election, and re-elected in 2019 and 2023.[2]
Rick Wowchuk | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Swan River | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Kostyshyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Paul Wowchuk 1958 Swan River, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
During the 2019 election campaign, Wowchuk came under scrutiny after it was revealed he was under sexual harassment allegations from his former constituency office assistant. It was reported Wowchuk violated workplace policy on five occasions, having showed pictures of nude women to his assistant.[3] The allegations did not affect Wowchuk at the polls; he was allowed to remain in the PC caucus and was re-elected in his riding by a large margin.[4]
On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources.
Electoral record
| 2023 Manitoba general election: Swan River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Wowchuk | 4,801 | 62.91 | -5.95 | $11,614.36 | |||
| New Democratic | Andy Maxwell | 2,433 | 31.88 | +6.00 | $6,625.95 | |||
| Keystone | Don McKenna | 397 | 5.20 | – | $1,323.84 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,631 | 98.29 | – | $52,337.00 | ||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 133 | 1.71 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 7,764 | 57.90 | +3.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,409 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.98 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Swan River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Wowchuk | 5,546 | 68.87 | 12.68 | $9,962.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Shelley Wiggins | 2,084 | 25.88 | -7.27 | $6,225.59 | |||
| Liberal | David Teffaine | 423 | 5.25 | -1.34 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,053 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 62 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 14,790 | 54.87 | -5.31 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Swan River | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Wowchuk | 4,105 | 56.19 | 15.80 | $27,515.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Ron Kostyshyn | 2,422 | 33.15 | -23.00 | $32,595.02 | |||
| Liberal | Shayne Lynxleg | 482 | 6.60 | 3.13 | $131.25 | |||
| Green | Dan Soprovich | 297 | 4.07 | – | $2,061.05 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,306 | – | – | $39,956.00 | ||||
| Rejected | 25 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,182 | 60.18 | 0.52 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba."Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018. | ||||||||