Gary Holman (politician)

Gary Holman
Gary Holman, April 2013
MLA for Saanich North and the Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Murray Coell
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Profession	Economist

Gary Holman is a Canadian politician, who was declared elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Saanich North and the Islands as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Holman narrowly won the seat in an almost perfect three-way split with the Liberal and Green candidates.^[2]

He was previously the party's candidate in the same district in the 2009 election, losing narrowly to then-incumbent MLA Murray Coell.

Electoral record

British Columbia general election, 2009: Saanich North and the Islands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Murray Coell	13,120	44.91	+0.9
	New Democratic	Gary Holman	12,875	44.07	+6.9
	Green	Tom Bradfield	3,220	11.02	−4.1
Total valid votes			29,215

British Columbia general election, 2013: Saanich North and the Islands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	New Democratic	Gary Holman	10,515	33.27	-10.88
	Liberal	Stephen Roberts	10,352	32.76	-11.90
	Green	Adam Olsen	10,136	32.07	+20.84
	Independent	Scott McEachern	599	1.90	+0
Total valid votes			31,602

References

1. "Saanich North and the Islands results: Holman takes riding for NDP". Global News, May 15, 2013.
2. "NDP's Gary Holman wins Saanich North and the Islands riding by 163 votes:final unofficial count". Times Colonist, May 29, 2013.

External links

• Gary Holman