Gary Holman (politician)

Gary Holman is a Canadian politician, currently Salt Spring Island Director for the Capital Regional District. He served formerly Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2013 to 2017.[1] He represented the electoral district of Saanich North and the Islands as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Gary Holman
Gary Holman, April 2013
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Murray Coell
Succeeded by	Adam Olsen
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Profession	Economist

Holman narrowly won the seat in the 2013 provincial election, in an almost perfect three-way split with the Liberal and Green candidates.[2] He was defeated in the 2017 election by Adam Olsen, the same Green candidate he had faced in 2013.

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

Prior to being an MLA, Holman served for six years as the Capital Regional District director for Salt Spring Island, and is credited for getting the island's first BC Transit bus started. He rejoined the CRD's Board in the 2019 local government elections.

Holman is an economist with a master's degree from Simon Fraser University, and has worked as a consulting economist for various initiatives across BC, including the Nisga'a Treaty.

Holman was the party's lead spokesperson on democratic reform, and the deputy spokesperson for BC Ferries and the environment.

Electoral record

2017 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Green	Adam Olsen	14,775	41.95	+9.88	$68,851
	New Democratic	Gary Holman	10,764	30.56	−2.71	$70,266
	Liberal	Stephen P. Roberts	9,321	26.46	−6.30	$71,305
	Independent	Jordan Templeman	364	1.03	–	$1,127
Total valid votes			35,224	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			79	0.22	−0.08
Turnout			35,303	74.14	+4.93
Registered voters			47,615
Source: Elections BC[3][4]

2013 British Columbia general election: Saanich North and the Islands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Gary Holman	10,515	33.27
	Liberal	Stephen P. Roberts	10,352	32.76
	Green	Adam Olsen	10,136	32.07
	Independent	Scott McEachern	599	1.90
Total valid votes			31,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94	0.30
Turnout			31,696	69.21
Source: Elections BC[5]

2009 British Columbia general election: 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

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.
3. "2017 Provincial General Election - Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
4. "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
5. "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

External links

• Gary Holman