Rick Limoges

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Richard (Rick) Limoges (born January 1, 1956 in Windsor, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Windsor—St. Clair in the Canadian House of Commons from 1999 to 2000.

Limoges was elected as a councillor for Ward 5 of the City of Windsor in 1985 at the age of 29, at that time the youngest person to have been elected to the municipal council. His successor, Eddie Francis, beat his record when he was elected at age 25. He frequently co-campaigned with fellow Ward 5 councillor Tom Wilson as "The Team that Works", and was notable for having been one of the first area candidates to use his photo on his campaign signs, featuring his trademark moustache.

Standing as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada (without the moustache), Limoges was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on April 12, 1999. The by-election was called following the death of Shaughnessy Cohen on December 9, 1998. Limoges won by a margin of just 91 votes over New Democratic Party candidate Joe Comartin. In the 2000 federal election, however, Comartin defeated Limoges for the seat by a margin of 401 votes. Limoges was again defeated in 2004 by a margin of 3818 votes.