Bruce Holland

Bruce Holland
MLA for Timberlea-Prospect
In office
May 25, 1993 – March 24, 1998
Preceded byriding established
Succeeded byBill Estabrooks
Personal details
Born1959
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations		Nova Scotia Liberal Party (1990s)

Bruce Holland (born 1959) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Timberlea-Prospect in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1] In 2017, Holland ran as a candidate for the PC Party of Nova Scotia in Halifax Atlantic. Holland is currently the executive director of the Spryfield Business Commission and the publisher and founder of the Parkview News, a locally distributed paper.[2]

Early life

Holland graduated from Sir John A. Macdonald High School.

Political career

Holland was a county councilor for Halifax County, Nova Scotia from 1991 to 1993.[3] He entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning a seat in the provincial legislature.[4] In 1997, he entered the race for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,[3] but finished last on the first ballot.[5] At the convention, after receiving 264 votes on the first ballot, Holland played a king-maker role by throwing his support to Russell MacLellan who was 121 votes short of winning.[6] On July 18, 1997, MacLellan appointed Holland to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Science and Technology Secretariat.[7] Holland was defeated by New Democrat Bill Estabrooks when he ran for re-election in the 1998 election.[8][9] Holland attempted to regain the seat in the 2003 election,[10][11] but finished second, losing to Estabrooks by over 3200 votes.[12]

In June 2016, Holland announced he was running for a seat on Halifax Regional Council in the 2016 municipal election.[13] On October 15, 2016, he placed third out of six candidates in his district.[14]

In April 2017, Holland was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Halifax Atlantic for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.[2][15]

In March 2019, Holland was nominated as the Conservative candidate in Halifax for the 2019 federal election.[16] He finished a distant fourth.

Electoral record

2019 general election

2019 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Andy Fillmore 23,681 42.48 −9.25 $77,935.01
New Democratic Christine Saulnier 16,747 30.04 −6.09 $92,096.82
Green Jo-Ann Roberts 8,013 14.37 +11.08 $46,730.72
Conservative Bruce Holland 6,456 11.58 +2.97 none listed
People's Duncan McGenn 633 1.14 – none listed
Animal Protection Bill Wilson 222 0.40 – $2,719.51
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,752 99.36   $102,876.75
Total rejected ballots 361 0.64 +0.16
Turnout 56,113 73.02 +0.40
Eligible voters 76,843
Liberal hold Swing -1.58
Source: Elections Canada[17]

District 12 - Halifax Municipal Election 2016: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West-Wedgewood

Eligible voters:
Candidate Votes % ±
Richard Zurawski[18] 1,606 28.33
Scott Guthrie[19] 1,241 21.89
Bruce Holland[20] 916 16.16
Iona Stoddard[19] 704 12.42
John Bignell[21] 669 11.80
Bruce E. Smith[22] 533 9.40
Turnout 5,669

2017 general election

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brendan Maguire 4,219 55.48 +12.94%
New Democratic Trish Keeping 1,728 22.72 -10.91%
Progressive Conservative Bruce Holland 1,300 17.10 -6.73%
Green Chelsey Carter 357 4.69
Total valid votes 7,604 100.0  

1993 general election

1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Holland 3,470 38.62
  New Democratic Party Bill Estabrooks 2,772 30.85
  Progressive Conservative Debi Forsyth-Smith 2,744 30.54

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "Bruce Holland to carry PC banner in Halifax Atlantic". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. ^ a b "Holland dark horse in race for premier". The Chronicle Herald. May 16, 1997. Archived from the original on July 12, 2001. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  5. ^ "MacLellan's agenda". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1997. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  6. ^ "Skoke declines king-maker role". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  7. ^ "Four fresh horses". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  8. ^ "Election Returns, 1998 (Timberlea-Prospect)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  9. ^ "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  10. ^ "Holland gets Grit nod in Timberlea Prospect". The Chronicle Herald. April 19, 2003.
  11. ^ "Decision 2003 – Timberlea-Prospect". The Daily News. Halifax. July 29, 2003.
  12. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Timberlea-Prospect)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  13. ^ "Ex-MLA Bruce Holland joins crowd fighting for Reg Rankin's Halifax council seat". The Chronicle Herald. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  14. ^ "Halifax Regional Municipality election results". CBC News. October 15, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  15. ^ "Former Liberal MLA named PC candidate for Halifax Atlantic". The Chronicle Herald. April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  16. ^ "Business advocate announced as Conservative candidate for federal Halifax seat". The Star. Halifax. March 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  17. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  18. ^ Candidate Website, Accessed July 26, 2016
  19. ^ a b Boon, Jacob (August 2, 2016). "Lisa Blackburn joins a growing list of HRM council candidates". The Coast. Coast Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  20. ^ Boon, Jacob (June 16, 2016). "Bruce Holland uses his community newspaper to announce campaign for city council". the coast (Reality Bites Blog). Coast Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  21. ^ Candidate Website, Accessed June 27, 2016
  22. ^ Candidate Website, Accessed August 18, 2016