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⚫ '''Felix Holtmann''' (born December 5, 1944) is a former ] politician. He served in the ] from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the ].
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⚫ '''Felix Holtmann''' (born December 5, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the ] from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the ].


Holtmann was born in ], ], and educated at the ], Warren College and Jessups School of Advanced Dairy Science. He received a diploma of agriculture, and worked as a farmer. Before entering political life, he was a member of various hog marketing and advisory boards. Holtmann was born in ], ], and educated at the ], Warren College and Jessups School of Advanced Dairy Science. He received a diploma in agriculture and worked as a farmer. Before entering political life, he was a member of various hog marketing and advisory boards.


He was first elected to the House of Commons in the ], defeating ] incumbent Terry Sargeant by 662 votes in ] amid a national landslide victory for the PC Party under ]. He was re-elected by an increased plurality in the ], for the redistributed riding of ]. During his time as a parliamentarian, Holtmann served as a backbench supporter of the Mulroney and ] governments. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the ],<ref name="PARLINFO">, Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.</ref> defeating ] incumbent Terry Sargeant by 662 votes in ]<ref name="SIresults">, Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.</ref> amid a national landslide victory for the PC Party under ]. He was re-elected<ref name="PARLINFO"/> by an increased plurality in the ], for the redistributed riding of ].<ref name="PIresults">, Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.</ref> During his time as a parliamentarian, Holtmann served as a backbench supporter of the Mulroney and ] governments.


He was defeated in the ],<ref name="PARLINFO"/> finishing third against ] candidate ].<ref name="PIresults"/> He attempted a comeback in the ], but lost<ref name="PARLINFO"/> to Liberal ] in Charleswood—Assiniboine.<ref name="CAresults">, Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.</ref> He also sought the nomination of the ] party in the new riding of ] for the ] but lost to ] who went on to win the seat in the general election.
In 1988, ] ] (MP) ] accused Holtmann of being visibly drunk in the Commons. Holtmann, in response, described this charge as an "outright lie by none other than a homosexual New Democrat" (CanWest News, 24 August 1988). Robinson later retracted his statement, observing that those suffering from alcoholism should not be mocked for their illness (''Toronto Star'', 25 August 1988).


Holtmann was arrested on drunk driving charges in 2002. Although he admitted drinking that night, he denied being impaired. He was acquitted by the courts on April 26, 2007, with the judge saying that although there was some evidence of impairment, there was still room for reasonable doubt.<ref>
Holtmann's relationship with the Progressive Conservative Party leadership was often fractious. He abstained from a vote on his party's budget in 1989, claiming that budget cuts to the military (most notably the closure of ]) were opposed by his constituents (''Toronto Star'', 16 May 1989). He was later criticized in 1989 for vacationing in the ] regime of ]. Holtmann did not clear his trip with ] ], and refused to apologize to the government upon returning to Canada (''Ottawa Citizen'', 20 October 1989).
, ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 27, 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2010.</ref> On the evening of June 4, 2015, Holtmann was arrested for drunk driving. He went to court on September 3, 2015. The judge in the case Lynne Stannard told Holtmann, "I don’t see a lot of 70-year-old people in court because they have figured it out, at your age, you should know better and shame on you for not." Stannard fined Holtmann $1,600 and prohibited him from driving for one year.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ex-MP Holtmann busted for drunk driving|url = http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/09/03/ex-mp-holtmann-busted-for-drunk-driving|website = Winnipeg Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref>


==Election results==
Holtmann was appointed chair of parliament's committee on communications and culture in 1989. After his appointment, he was quoted as saying, "I don't understand art, but I do understand one thing - somewhere we've got to cut, cut, cut" (''Toronto Star'', 30 June 1989). He later attracted controversy when he was quoted by Canadian Native Arts Foundation president ] as saying, "We're giving the Indians too much money already and Indians are lazy. And we're not giving any more money for Indians for the arts, period." Holtmann denied that he had made this statement, and his denial was accepted by the Progressive Conservative Party leadership (''Ottawa Citizen'', 10 February 1990).
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Later, Holtmann spoke out against the ]'s decision to purchase ]'s painting ''Voice of Fire'' in 1990. The painting, which cost $1.76 million, consisted of three vertical stripes on an eighteen-foot high canvas. Holtmann commented that "two cans of paint and two rollers and about ten minutes would do the trick." This comment gave Holtmann instant notoriety, and many have since described him as a cultural reactionary. On another occasion, he questioned the ]'s decision to play ]. He was replaced as committee chair in 1991.
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Holtmann was fined $300 and prohibited from driving for three months in June 1992, after pleading guilty to impaired driving ('']'', 20 June 1992).

Holtmann criticized the ethics of the Mulroney government in May 1993, claiming that "a lot of activity took place and some was questionable" (''Edmonton Journal'', 22 May 1993). In the same year, he supported ] to succeed Mulroney as party leader (''Edmonton Journal'', 23 March 1993).

He was defeated in the ], finishing third against ] candidate ]. He attempted a comeback in the ], but lost to Liberal ] in Charleswood—Assiniboine.

Holtmann joined the ] shortly after its formation in 1993, and sought the new party's nomination for the ] in ]. He lost to ], in a contest that was marked by some acrimony. Holtmann later tried to sue the party for denying him the nomination (''Winnipeg Free Press'', 22 November 2000).

Holtmann was again arrested on drunk driving charges in 2002 (''Winnipeg Free Press'', 22 August 2002). He was acquitted by the courts on this charge on April 26, 2007 with the judge citing 'reasonable doubt' for driving slower than the speed limit, changing lanes and stumbling in front of the arresting officer.


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Canadian politician

Felix Holtmann (born December 5, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1984 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Holtmann was born in Rosser, Manitoba, and educated at the University of Manitoba, Warren College and Jessups School of Advanced Dairy Science. He received a diploma in agriculture and worked as a farmer. Before entering political life, he was a member of various hog marketing and advisory boards.

He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1984 federal election, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Terry Sargeant by 662 votes in Selkirk—Interlake amid a national landslide victory for the PC Party under Brian Mulroney. He was re-elected by an increased plurality in the 1988 election, for the redistributed riding of Portage—Interlake. During his time as a parliamentarian, Holtmann served as a backbench supporter of the Mulroney and Kim Campbell governments.

He was defeated in the 1993 election, finishing third against Liberal candidate Jon Gerrard. He attempted a comeback in the 1997 election, but lost to Liberal John Harvard in Charleswood—Assiniboine. He also sought the nomination of the Canadian Alliance party in the new riding of Portage—Lisgar for the 2000 election but lost to Brian Pallister who went on to win the seat in the general election.

Holtmann was arrested on drunk driving charges in 2002. Although he admitted drinking that night, he denied being impaired. He was acquitted by the courts on April 26, 2007, with the judge saying that although there was some evidence of impairment, there was still room for reasonable doubt. On the evening of June 4, 2015, Holtmann was arrested for drunk driving. He went to court on September 3, 2015. The judge in the case Lynne Stannard told Holtmann, "I don’t see a lot of 70-year-old people in court because they have figured it out, at your age, you should know better and shame on you for not." Stannard fined Holtmann $1,600 and prohibited him from driving for one year.

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election: Selkirk—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 13,750 40.7 +4.7
New Democratic Terry Sargeant 13,088 38.7 -7.0
Liberal Ed Anderson 3,510 10.4 -7.7
Confederation of Regions Doug Stefanson 3,301 9.8
Libertarian Bob Quenett 163 0.5
Total valid votes 33,812
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: SELKIRK--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1976 - 1987), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
1988 Canadian federal election: Portage—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 13,307
Liberal R. Harvey Harland 10,381
New Democratic Gerry Follows 6,372
Reform Alan Beachell 4,054
Libertarian Dennis Rice 229
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
1993 Canadian federal election: Portage—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 14,506 40.68 $48,438
Reform Don Sawatsky 9,801 27.48 $40,040
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 7,036 19.73 $67,866
New Democratic Connie Gretsinger 3,029 8.49 $6,976
National Mel Christian 935 2.62 $2,756
Natural Law Gary Schwartz 179 0.50 $0
Libertarian Dennis Rice 92 0.26 $275
Canada Party Hans C. Kjear 83 0.23 $0
Total valid votes 35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout 35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists 51,779
Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada.
1997 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—Assiniboine
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal John Harvard 15,925 43.0 $37,585
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 8,664 23.4 $51,089
Reform Cyril McFate 8,398 22.7 $21,501
New Democratic Rupert Forde 3,923 10.6 $1,850
Marxist–Leninist Mary Stanley 154 0.4 $11
Total valid votes 37,064 100.0
Total rejected ballots 262 0.4
Turnout 37,326 67.6
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

References

  1. ^ HOLTMANN, Felix, Dip. Agric., Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. History of Federal Ridings since 1867: SELKIRK--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1976 - 1987), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  4. History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  5. Former Conservative MP cleared of drunk driving charges, Winnipeg Free Press, April 27, 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  6. "Ex-MP Holtmann busted for drunk driving". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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