Ed Holder

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Ed Holder

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}}

| image =

| office = 64th Mayor of London

| term_start = December 1, 2018

| term_end = November 14, 2022

| predecessor = Matt Brown

| successor = Josh Morgan

| office2 = Minister of State for Science and Technology

| term_start2 = March 19, 2014

| term_end2 = August 4, 2015

| primeminister2 = Stephen Harper

| predecessor2 = Greg Rickford

| successor2 = Kirsty Duncan

| riding3 = London West

| parliament3 = Canadian

| term_start3 = October 14, 2008

| term_end3 = October 19, 2015

| predecessor3 = Sue Barnes

| successor3 = Kate Young

| birth_name = Edwin Anthony Holder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|7|14}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Independent

| otherparty = Conservative (Federal)
Progressive Conservative (Provincial)

| spouse =

| residence = London

| profession = Politician

}}

Edwin Anthony Holder {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born July 14, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 64th mayor of London from 2018 to 2022.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-election-mayor-1.4874516 "Ed Holder is London's new mayor after historic vote"]. CBC London, October 23, 2018. He was previously the federal Member of Parliament for London West from 2008 to 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party.

Political career

In the 1993 Canadian federal election, Holder stood as the Progressive Conservative candidate in London—Middlesex losing to Pat O'Brien.

He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 Canadian federal election in London West.

On March 19, 2014, Holder was appointed Minister of State (Science and Technology){{cite web|title=New Finance Minister Joe Oliver enters with a whisper|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/oliver-to-be-sworn-in-as-canadas-new-finance-minister/article17562279/|author=Josh Wingrove, Steven Chase, Bill Curry And Shawn McCarthy|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=March 19, 2014}} and sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=information&sub=council-conseil&doc=members-membres%2Fchronolog-eng.htm |title=Counsel to the Clerk - Privy Council Office |access-date=2019-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215221747/http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/index.asp?lang=eng&page=information&sub=council-conseil&doc=members-membres%2Fchronolog-eng.htm |archive-date=2016-02-15 |url-status=dead }}

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 nomination contest.{{Cite web |url=https://www.electipedia.ca/london-ontario-2018/candidates/mayor/ed-holder/ |title=Ed Holder | Electipedia |access-date=2018-08-24 |archive-date=2018-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002702/https://www.electipedia.ca/london-ontario-2018/candidates/mayor/ed-holder/ |url-status=dead }}

On July 12, 2018, Holder declared his candidacy for the mayoralty of London, Ontario to be decided during the 2018 municipal election.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-ed-holder-mayor-1.4744007 "Former Conservative MP Ed Holder officially declares candidacy for London mayor"]. CBC London, July 12, 2018. On October 23, 2018, Holder was elected mayor, winning on the 14th round of counting in the city's and Canada's first-ever ranked ballot municipal election.

Holder was mayor of London during the aftermath following the London, Ontario truck attack on June 6, 2021. He attended a large memorial for the family who were killed in the attack. The memorial was one of the largest such gatherings in Ontario since the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario had begun.{{Cite web|url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/thousands-pack-london-ont-vigil-as-pm-justin-trudeau-calls-attack-on-muslim-family-an-act-of-evil-1.5460739|title=Thousands pack London, Ont. vigil as PM Justin Trudeau calls attack on Muslim family an 'act of evil'|date=June 8, 2021|website=London}} In May 2022, he announced that he would not run for a second term as mayor and that he would be retiring from politics. During the 2022 mayoral election campaign, Holder endorsed Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan.{{Cite web |title=London Mayor Ed Holder endorses Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan’s mayoral run - London {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9039478/london-mayor-ed-holder-endorses-deputy-mayor-josh-morgans-mayoral-run/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=980 CFPL |language=en-US}} Morgan would go on to win the mayoral election on October 24, 2022 after capturing 65% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Josh Morgan elected 65th mayor of London, Ont. with 65 per cent of vote - London {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9223129/josh-morgan-elected-mayor-london-ont/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=980 CFPL |language=en-US}}

Electoral record

= Mayoral race =

{{STV Election box begin3 no party affiliation|

|title = London, Ontario mayoral election, 2018{{cite web|url= http://www.london.ca/city-hall/elections/Results/Pages/Mayor.aspx|title= Mayor|author= |website= london.ca|access-date= October 23, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181024112921/http://www.london.ca/city-hall/elections/Results/Pages/Mayor.aspx|archive-date= October 24, 2018|url-status= dead}}

|numcounts = 14

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Ed Holder

|percentage = 34.2

|count1 = 33,042

|count2 = 33,056

|count3 = 33,073

|count4 = 33,101

|count5 = 33,135

|count6 = 33,183

|count7 = 33,240

|count8 = 33,280

|count9 = 33,325

|count10 = 33,391

|count11 = 33,543

|count12 = 38,690

|count13 = 44,373

|count14 = 57,609

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Paul Paolatto

|percentage = 22.2

|count1 = 21,456

|count2 = 21,464

|count3 = 21,471

|count4 = 21,487

|count5 = 21,516

|count6 = 21,541

|count7 = 21,579

|count8 = 21,604

|count9 = 21,637

|count10 = 21,675

|count11 = 21,856

|count12 = 25,943

|count13 = 31,061

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Tanya Park

|percentage = 20.3

|count1 = 19,656

|count2 = 19,676

|count3 = 19,690

|count4 = 19,740

|count5 = 19,781

|count6 = 19,801

|count7 = 19,828

|count8 = 19,960

|count9 = 20,071

|count10 = 20,199

|count11 = 20,434

|count12 = 22,415

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Paul Cheng

|percentage = 19.8

|count1 = 19,161

|count2 = 19,175

|count3 = 19,190

|count4 = 19,211

|count5 = 19,238

|count6 = 19,254

|count7 = 19,329

|count8 = 19,362

|count9 = 19,396

|count10 = 19,442

|count11 = 19,616

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Mohamed Moussa

|percentage = 1.0

|count1 = 919

|count2 = 922

|count3 = 925

|count4 = 933

|count5 = 949

|count6 = 1,023

|count7 = 1,035

|count8 = 1,043

|count9 = 1,063

|count10 = 1,077

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Sean M. O'Connell

|percentage = 0.4

|count1 = 370

|count2 = 372

|count3 = 380

|count4 = 389

|count5 = 401

|count6 = 406

|count7 = 416

|count8 = 442

|count9 = 483

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = David Millie

|percentage = 0.3

|count1 = 337

|count2 = 343

|count3 = 347

|count4 = 358

|count5 = 380

|count6 = 385

|count7 = 391

|count8 = 401

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Nina McCutcheon

|percentage = 0.4

|count1 = 340

|count2 = 344

|count3 = 351

|count4 = 361

|count5 = 364

|count6 = 375

|count7 = 384

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Vahide Bahramporian

|percentage = 0.4

|count1 = 348

|count2 = 351

|count3 = 351

|count4 = 357

|count5 = 363

|count6 = 368

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Ali Hamadi

|percentage = 0.3

|count1 = 304

|count2 = 304

|count3 = 304

|count4 = 306

|count5 = 311

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Dan Lenart

|percentage = 0.3

|count1 = 255

|count2 = 258

|count3 = 263

|count4 = 275

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Jordan Minter

|percentage = 0.2

|count1 = 212

|count2 = 217

|count3 = 224

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Carlos Murray

|percentage = 0.1

|count1 = 127

|count2 = 131

}}

{{STV Election box candidate3 no party affiliation|

|candidate = Jonas White

|percentage = 0.1

|count1 = 111

}}

{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts = 3

|electorate = 244,962

|valid = 96,638

|quota = 48,320

|spoilt = 1,297

|turnout = 40.0%}}

= Federal races =

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|London West (federal electoral district)|London West|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|68,027|100.0 | |$234,017.17}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|286|–|–}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&QID=-1&PAGEID=20|title=Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district|first=Elections|last=Canada|website=www.elections.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/content2.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e|url-status=dead|title=Error page|first=Elections|last=Canada|archivedate=August 15, 2015|website=www.elections.ca}}}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|London West (federal electoral district)|London West|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|Progressive Canadian|Steve Hunter | 443 | 0.77% | }}

{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Leslie Bartley | 253 | 0.44% | }}

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.edholdermp.ca/ Ed Holder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210124946/http://edholdermp.ca/ |date=2009-02-10 }}
{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=17282}}

Category:1954 births

Category:21st-century mayors of places in Ontario

Category:Conservative Party of Canada MPs

Category:Living people

Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario

Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada

Category:Mayors of London, Ontario

Category:Politicians from Toronto

Category:Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry

Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada