Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins
MP
Rick Perkins MP
Member of Parliament; for South Shore—St. Margarets
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Bernadette Jordan
Personal details
Born	November 4, 1961; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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]

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

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