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Edwin Anthony Holder PC (born July 14, 1954) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 64th mayor of London from 2018 to 2022. He was previously the federal Member of Parliament for London West from 2008 to 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party.

Political career

In the 1993 Canadian federal election, Holder stood as the Progressive Conservative candidate in London—Middlesex losing to Pat O'Brien.

He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 Canadian federal election in London West.

On March 19, 2014, Holder was appointed Minister of State (Science and Technology) and sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

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

In October 2017, Holder announced that he was seeking the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in London West for the 42nd Ontario general election. In January 2018, he withdrew from the nomination contest.

On July 12, 2018, Holder declared his candidacy for the mayoralty of London, Ontario to be decided during the 2018 municipal election. On October 23, 2018, Holder was elected mayor, winning on the 14th round of counting in the city's and Canada's first-ever ranked ballot municipal election.

Holder was mayor of London during the aftermath following the London, Ontario truck attack on 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 the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario had begun. 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 the 2022 mayoral election campaign, Holder endorsed Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan. Morgan would go on to win the mayoral election on October 24, 2022 after capturing 65% of the vote.

Electoral record

Mayoral race

Federal races

Notes

References

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 from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
4. "Ed Holder | Electipedia". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
8. "Josh Morgan elected 65th mayor of London, Ont. with 65 per cent of vote - London | Globalnews.ca". 980 CFPL. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
9. "Mayor". london.ca. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
10. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
11. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.

External links

• Ed Holder Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Ed Holder – Parliament of Canada biography

• 1954 births
• 21st-century mayors of places in Ontario
• Conservative Party of Canada MPs
• Living people
• Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
• Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
• Mayors of London, Ontario
• Politicians from Toronto
• Members of the 28th Canadian Ministry
• 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada