Keith Bain

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Keith Bain
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office
September 24, 2021 – October 12, 2023
PremierTim Houston
Lieutenant GovernorArthur J. LeBlanc
Preceded byKevin Murphy
Succeeded byKarla MacFarlane
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Victoria-The Lakes
In office
May 30, 2017 – October 27, 2024
Preceded byPam Eyking
Succeeded byDianne Timmins
In office
June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byGerald Sampson
Succeeded byPam Eyking
Personal details
Born (1952-10-24) 24 October 1952 (age 72)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia
Occupationbusinessman, 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,[1] but was defeated by Liberal Gerald Sampson.[2][3] Bain was elected in the 2006 provincial election, defeating Sampson by over 700 votes.[4][5] He was re-elected in the 2009 election.[6][7] He was defeated by Liberal Pam Eyking when he ran for re-election in 2013.[8][9] In May 2016, Bain was again nominated as the riding's Progressive Conservative candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.[10][11] He won on election night in a re-match with Eyking.[12]

On September 24, 2021, Bain was elected as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Businessman wins Tory nod in Victoria". The Chronicle Herald. May 4, 2003. Archived from the original on November 22, 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Victoria-The Lakes)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. ^ "C.B. Liberals buoyed by five-seat snag: 'We're going to be heard'". The Chronicle Herald. August 7, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. ^ "Election Returns, 2006 (Victoria-The Lakes)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  5. ^ "Tory the Bain of election opponents". Cape Breton Post. June 14, 2006.
  6. ^ "Bain train rolls to victory in Victoria-The Lakes". Cape Breton Post. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  7. ^ "C.B. voters go with what they know as incumbents re-elected". The Chronicle Herald. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  8. ^ "Eyking takes Victoria-The Lakes from incumbent". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  9. ^ "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  10. ^ "Bain attempts comeback". Cape Breton Post. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  11. ^ "Keith Bain to carry Progressive Conservative banner in Victoria-The Lakes". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. May 26, 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  12. ^ "Upset recorded in Victoria-The Lakes". Cumberland News Now. May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  13. ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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