Ed Holder

The Honourable
Ed Holder
PC
The Honourable Ed Holder PC
64thMayor of London
	In office; December 1, 2018 – November 14, 2022
Preceded by	Matt Brown
Succeeded by	Josh Morgan
Minister of State forScience and Technology
	In office; March 19, 2014 – August 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Greg Rickford
Succeeded by	Kirsty Duncan
Member of Parliament; forLondon West
	In office; October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Sue Barnes
Succeeded by	Kate Young
Personal details
Born	Edwin Anthony Holder; July 14, 1954(age 70); Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Conservative(Federal); Progressive Conservative(Provincial)
Residence	London
Profession	Politician

Edwin Anthony HolderPC(born July 14, 1954) is a retiredCanadianpolitician who served as the 64thmayor of Londonfrom 2018 to 2022.^[1]He was previously the federalMember of ParliamentforLondon Westfrom 2008 to 2015 as a member of theConservative Party.

Political career

In the1993 Canadian federal election,Holder stood as theProgressive Conservativecandidate inLondon—Middlesexlosing toPat O'Brien.

He was elected to the House of Commons in the2008 Canadian federal electioninLondon West.

On March 19, 2014, Holder was appointedMinister of State (Science and Technology)^[2]and sworn in as a member of theQueen's Privy Council for Canada.^[3]

On October 19, 2015, Holder was defeated in the Canadian federal election, losing in the riding of London West toKate Young.

In October 2017, Holder announced that he was seeking theProgressive Conservative Party of Ontarionomination inLondon Westfor the42nd Ontario general election.In January 2018, he withdrew from the nomination contest.^[4]

On July 12, 2018, Holder declared his candidacy for themayoraltyofLondon, Ontarioto be decided during the2018 municipal election.^[5]On October 23, 2018, Holder was elected mayor, winning on the 14th round of counting in the city's and Canada's first-everranked ballotmunicipal election.^[1]

Holder was mayor of London during the aftermath following theLondon, Ontario truck attackon 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic in Ontariohad begun.^[6]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 the2022 mayoral electioncampaign, Holder endorsed Deputy MayorJosh Morgan.^[7]Morgan would go on to win the mayoral election on October 24, 2022 after capturing 65% of the vote.^[8]

Electoral record

Mayoral race

London, Ontario mayoral election, 2018^[9]
Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9	Count 10	Count 11	Count 12	Count 13	Count 14
Ed Holder	34.2	33,042	33,056	33,073	33,101	33,135	33,183	33,240	33,280	33,325	33,391	33,543	38,690	44,373	57,609
Paul Paolatto	22.2	21,456	21,464	21,471	21,487	21,516	21,541	21,579	21,604	21,637	21,675	21,856	25,943	31,061
Tanya Park	20.3	19,656	19,676	19,690	19,740	19,781	19,801	19,828	19,960	20,071	20,199	20,434	22,415
Paul Cheng	19.8	19,161	19,175	19,190	19,211	19,238	19,254	19,329	19,362	19,396	19,442	19,616
Mohamed Moussa	1.0	919	922	925	933	949	1,023	1,035	1,043	1,063	1,077
Sean M. O'Connell	0.4	370	372	380	389	401	406	416	442	483
David Millie	0.3	337	343	347	358	380	385	391	401
Nina McCutcheon	0.4	340	344	351	361	364	375	384
Vahide Bahramporian	0.4	348	351	351	357	363	368
Ali Hamadi	0.3	304	304	304	306	311
Dan Lenart	0.3	255	258	263	275
Jordan Minter	0.2	212	217	224
Carlos Murray	0.1	127	131
Jonas White	0.1	111
Electorate:244,962Valid:96,638Spoilt:1,297Quota:48,320Turnout:40.0%

Federal races

2015 Canadian federal election: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
	LiberalgainfromConservative		Swing		+14.42
Source:Elections Canada^[10]^[11]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election:London West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ed Holder	27,675	44.49	+5.40	–
	Liberal	Doug Ferguson	16,652	26.77	-8.64	–
	New Democratic	Peter Ferguson	16,109	25.90	+11.33	–
	Green	Brad Arthur Corbett	1,703	2.74	-7.01	–
	United	Rod Morley	65	0.10	–	–
Total valid votes			62,204	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			273	0.44	+0.08	–
Turnout			62,477	67.49	+4.35
Eligible voters			92,572	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election: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			–	%

Notes

References

^^a ^b"Ed Holder is London's new mayor after historic vote".CBC London,October 23, 2018.
^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.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"Counsel to the Clerk - Privy Council Office".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-15.Retrieved2019-12-04.
^"Ed Holder | Electipedia".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25.Retrieved2018-08-24.
^"Former Conservative MP Ed Holder officially declares candidacy for London mayor".CBC London,July 12, 2018.
^"Thousands pack London, Ont. vigil as PM Justin Trudeau calls attack on Muslim family an 'act of evil'".London.June 8, 2021.
^"London Mayor Ed Holder endorses Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan's mayoral run - London | Globalnews.ca".980 CFPL.Retrieved2022-10-28.
^"Josh Morgan elected 65th mayor of London, Ont. with 65 per cent of vote - London | Globalnews.ca".980 CFPL.Retrieved2022-10-28.
^"Mayor".london.ca.Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2018.RetrievedOctober 23,2018.
^Canada, Elections."Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district".www.elections.ca.
^Canada, Elections."Error page".www.elections.ca.Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2015.

External links

Ed Holder Archived2009-02-10 at theWayback Machine
Ed Holder – Parliament of Canada biography

[mayor-1] "Ed Holder is London's new mayor after historic vote".CBC London,October 23, 2018.

[2] 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.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] "Counsel to the Clerk - Privy Council Office".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-02-15.Retrieved2019-12-04.

[4] "Ed Holder | Electipedia".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-08-25.Retrieved2018-08-24.

[5] "Former Conservative MP Ed Holder officially declares candidacy for London mayor".CBC London,July 12, 2018.

[6] "Thousands pack London, Ont. vigil as PM Justin Trudeau calls attack on Muslim family an 'act of evil'".London.June 8, 2021.

[7] "London Mayor Ed Holder endorses Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan's mayoral run - London | Globalnews.ca".980 CFPL.Retrieved2022-10-28.

[8] "Josh Morgan elected 65th mayor of London, Ont. with 65 per cent of vote - London | Globalnews.ca".980 CFPL.Retrieved2022-10-28.

[9] "Mayor".london.ca.Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2018.RetrievedOctober 23,2018.

[10] Canada, Elections."Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district".www.elections.ca.

[11] Canada, Elections."Error page".www.elections.ca.Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2015.

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