Ed Holder
| The Honourable Edwin Anthony Holder PC | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for London West | |
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In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sue Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Kate Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 14, 1954 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Judite Holder |
| Residence | London, Ontario, Canada |
Edwin A. Holder, PC (born July 14, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of London West in the 2008 Canadian federal election and was re-elected on May 2, 2011. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
On March 19, 2014, Holder was appointed Minister of State (Science and Technology)[1] and sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.[2]
On October 19, 2015, Holder was defeated in the Canadian federal election, losing in the riding of London West to Kate Young.
In October 2017, Holder announced that he was seeking the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in London West for the 42nd Ontario general election. In January 2018, he withdrew from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination.[3]
On July 12 2018, Holder declared His Candidacy for the Mayoralty of London, Ontario to be decided during the 2018 municipal election. [4]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Kate Young | 31,167 | 45.8 | +19.07 | – | |||
| Conservative | Ed Holder | 24,306 | 35.3 | -9.77 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Matthew Rowlinson | 10,087 | 14.8 | -10.62 | – | |||
| Green | Dimitri Lascaris | 1,918 | 2.8 | +0.12 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 732 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Michael Lewis | 87 | 0.1 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,027 | 100.0 | $234,017.17 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 286 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 68,313 | 73.9% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,326 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.42 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: London West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ed Holder | 27,673 | 44.50% | +5.41% | – | |||
| Liberal | Doug Ferguson | 16,652 | 26.78% | -8.63% | – | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Ferguson | 16,109 | 25.90% | +11.33% | – | |||
| Green | Brad Arthur Corbett | 1,688 | 2.71% | -7.04% | – | |||
| United | Rod Morley | 66 | 0.11% | +0.11% | – | |||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.00% | – | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2008: London West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Ed Holder | 22556 | 39.09% | |||||
| Liberal | Sue Barnes | 20435 | 35.42% | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Ferguson | 8409 | 14.57% | |||||
| Green | Monica Jarabek | 5601 | 9.71% | |||||
| Progressive Canadian | Steve Hunter | 443 | 0.77% | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Leslie Bartley | 253 | 0.44% | |||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | – | % | ||||||
References
- ↑ Josh Wingrove, Steven Chase, Bill Curry And Shawn McCarthy (March 19, 2014). "New Finance Minister Joe Oliver enters with a whisper". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=information&sub=council-conseil&doc=members-membres/chronolog-eng.htm
- ↑ https://www.electipedia.ca/london-ontario-2018/candidates/mayor/ed-holder/
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-ed-holder-mayor-1.4744007
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for London West, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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