Keith Bain

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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Keith Bain

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |df=y|1952|10|24}}

| birth_place =

| residence = Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia

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| office1 = Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia

| term_start1 = September 24, 2021

| term_end1 = October 12, 2023

| predecessor1 = Kevin Murphy

| successor1 = Karla MacFarlane

| constituency_AM2 = Victoria-The Lakes

| assembly2 = Nova Scotia House of

| term_start2 = May 30, 2017

| term_end2 = October 27, 2024

| predecessor2 = Pam Eyking

| successor2 = Dianne Timmins

| term_start3 = June 13, 2006

| term_end3 = October 8, 2013

| predecessor3 = Gerald Sampson

| successor3 = Pam Eyking

| party = Progressive Conservative

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| occupation = businessman, school trustee}}

Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.

Bain first ran for provincial politics in the 2003 election,{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2003/05/04/pNovaScotia205.raw.html|title=Businessman wins Tory nod in Victoria|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=May 4, 2003|accessdate=2015-07-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031122092902/http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2003/05/04/pNovaScotia205.raw.html|archivedate=November 22, 2003}} but was defeated by Liberal Gerald Sampson.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/03dist50.pdf|title=Election Returns, 2003 (Victoria-The Lakes)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2015-07-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003/08/07+147.raw+PE03Aug7+2 |title=C.B. Liberals buoyed by five-seat snag: 'We're going to be heard' |work=The Chronicle Herald |date=August 7, 2003 |accessdate=2014-10-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124062715/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2003%2F08%2F07+147.raw+PE03Aug7+2 |archivedate=January 24, 2005 |url-status=dead }} Bain was elected in the 2006 provincial election, defeating Sampson by over 700 votes.{{cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/dist50_0.pdf|title=Election Returns, 2006 (Victoria-The Lakes)|publisher=Elections Nova Scotia|accessdate=2015-07-20}}{{cite news|title=Tory the Bain of election opponents|work=Cape Breton Post|date=June 14, 2006}} He was re-elected in the 2009 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/Politics/2009-06-10/article-779239/VictoriaThe-Lakes/1|title=Bain train rolls to victory in Victoria-The Lakes|work=Cape Breton Post|date=June 10, 2009|accessdate=2014-10-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130118211117/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Politics/2009-06-10/article-779239/VictoriaThe-Lakes/1|archivedate=January 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/Election/9012096.html|title=C.B. voters go with what they know as incumbents re-elected|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=June 9, 2009|accessdate=2014-10-14|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611103707/http://thechronicleherald.ca/Election/9012096.html|archivedate=June 11, 2009}} He was defeated by Liberal Pam Eyking when he ran for re-election in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/Elections/2013-10-08/article-3421966/Eyking-takes-Victoria-The-Lakes-from-incumbent/1|title=Eyking takes Victoria-The Lakes from incumbent|work=Cape Breton Post|date=October 8, 2013|accessdate=2014-10-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131009043216/http://www.capebretonpost.com/Elections/2013-10-08/article-3421966/Eyking-takes-Victoria-The-Lakes-from-incumbent/1|archivedate=October 9, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cape-breton-voters-buck-election-trend-of-change-1.1931252|title=Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change|publisher=CBC News|date=October 9, 2013|accessdate=2017-11-23}} In May 2016, Bain was again nominated as the riding's Progressive Conservative candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-05-26/article-4540763/Bain-attempts-comeback/1|title=Bain attempts comeback|work=Cape Breton Post|date=May 26, 2016|accessdate=2016-06-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607225020/http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-05-26/article-4540763/Bain-attempts-comeback/1|archivedate=June 7, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://pcparty.ns.ca/keith-bain-to-carry-progressive-conservative-banner-in-victoria-the-lakes/|title=Keith Bain to carry Progressive Conservative banner in Victoria-The Lakes|publisher=Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|date=May 26, 2016|accessdate=2017-11-23}} He won on election night in a re-match with Eyking.{{cite web|url=http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/news/regional/upset-recorded-in-victoria-the-lakes-2039/|title=Upset recorded in Victoria-The Lakes|publisher=Cumberland News Now|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=2017-11-23}}

On September 24, 2021, Bain was elected as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.{{cite web |title=Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile |url=https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles/keith-bain |website=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Nova Scotia House of Assembly |access-date=18 October 2021 |language=en |date=18 October 2021}}