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Revision as of 08:31, 26 January 2010 by Avenue (talk | contribs) (Partial revert. Cite source for election victories and defeats.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Felix Holtmann (born December 5, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons 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 of 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<ref name="PARLINFO"> 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,<ref name="PARLINFO"> finishing third against Liberal candidate Jon Gerrard. He attempted a comeback in the 1997 election, but lost<ref name="PARLINFO"> to Liberal John Harvard in Charleswood—Assiniboine.
- HOLTMANN, Felix, Dip. Agric., Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.