Political career
Ducharme was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election,defeating incumbent New Democrat Doreen Dodick in the south-end Winnipeg seat of Riel. [1] The NDP won the election,and Ducharme sat in the opposition benches for the next two years.
The NDP were unexpectedly defeated in the legislature in 1988,and the Progressive Conservatives managed to form a minority government after the election which followed. [4] Ducharme faced a difficult challenge from Liberal Chris Sigurdson,winning by only 324 votes (the Liberals made strong inroads into both Tory and NDP ridings in this cycle). On May 9,1988,Ducharme was appointed Manitoba Minister of Urban Affairs and Manitoba Minister of Housing. [1]
Liberal support declined in the provincial election of 1990,and Ducharme was re-elected in Riel with an increased majority. Following a cabinet shuffle on February 5,1991,he was named Manitoba Minister of Government Services,responsible for Seniors. [1]
Ducharme resigned from cabinet on March 20,1995,and was not a candidate in the subsequent election. [1] He has not run for provincial or federal office since this time.
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