Bruce Holland (Canadian politician)

Bruce Holland
MLA for Timberlea-Prospect
In office
1993–1998
Preceded by riding established
Succeeded by Bill Estabrooks
Personal details
Political party Liberal

Bruce Holland 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]

A graduate of Sir John A. Macdonald High School, Holland was a county councilor for Halifax County, Nova Scotia from 1991 to 1993.[2] He entered provincial politics in the 1993 election, winning a seat in the provincial legislature.[3] In 1997, he entered the race for the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,[2] but finished last on the first ballot.[4] 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.[5] On July 18, 1997, MacLellan appointed Holland to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister responsible for the Science and Technology Secretariat.[6] Holland was defeated by New Democrat Bill Estabrooks when he ran for re-election in the 1998 election.[7][8] Holland attempted to regain the seat in the 2003 election,[9][10] but finished second, losing Estabrooks by over 3200 votes.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Timberlea-Prospect" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1993. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  4. ↑ "MacLellan's agenda". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1997. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Skoke declines king-maker role". The Chronicle Herald. July 14, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  6. ↑ "Four fresh horses". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. Archived from the original on February 4, 1998. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Election Returns, 1998 (Timberlea-Prospect)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Six cabinet ministers shelved". The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998. Archived from the original on November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Holland gets Grit nod in Timberlea Prospect". The Chronicle Herald. April 19, 2003.
  10. ↑ "Decision 2003 – Timberlea-Prospect". The Daily News (Halifax). July 29, 2003.
  11. ↑ "Election Returns, 2003 (Timberlea-Prospect)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
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