Richard Perchotte

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 MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Selkirk
Incumbent
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

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election: Selkirk
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
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[3][4][5]

References

1. "Manitoba PC Leader Heather Stefanson holds on to seat in tight race as last election results come in". CBC News Manitoba, October 5, 2023.
2. "Richard Perchotte". Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
4. "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
5. "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.