# Ed Holder

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

London, Ontario mayoral election, 2018 :
| Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 |
| Ed Holder | 34.2 | 33,042 | 33,056 | 33,073 | 33,101 | 33,135 | 33,183 | 33,240 | 33,280 | 33,325 | 33,391 | 33,543 | 38,690 | 44,373 | 57,609 |
| Paul Paolatto | 22.2 | 21,456 | 21,464 | 21,471 | 21,487 | 21,516 | 21,541 | 21,579 | 21,604 | 21,637 | 21,675 | 21,856 | 25,943 | 31,061 |
| Tanya Park | 20.3 | 19,656 | 19,676 | 19,690 | 19,740 | 19,781 | 19,801 | 19,828 | 19,960 | 20,071 | 20,199 | 20,434 | 22,415 |
| Paul Cheng | 19.8 | 19,161 | 19,175 | 19,190 | 19,211 | 19,238 | 19,254 | 19,329 | 19,362 | 19,396 | 19,442 | 19,616 |
| Mohamed Moussa | 1.0 | 919 | 922 | 925 | 933 | 949 | 1,023 | 1,035 | 1,043 | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Sean M. O'Connell | 0.4 | 370 | 372 | 380 | 389 | 401 | 406 | 416 | 442 | 483 |
| David Millie | 0.3 | 337 | 343 | 347 | 358 | 380 | 385 | 391 | 401 |
| Nina McCutcheon | 0.4 | 340 | 344 | 351 | 361 | 364 | 375 | 384 |
| Vahide Bahramporian | 0.4 | 348 | 351 | 351 | 357 | 363 | 368 |
| Ali Hamadi | 0.3 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 306 | 311 |
| Dan Lenart | 0.3 | 255 | 258 | 263 | 275 |
| Jordan Minter | 0.2 | 212 | 217 | 224 |
| Carlos Murray | 0.1 | 127 | 131 |
| Jonas White | 0.1 | 111 |
| Electorate: 244,962 Valid: 96,638 Spoilt: 1,297 Quota: 48,320 Turnout: 40.0% |||||||

### Federal races

2015 Canadian federal election: London West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Kate Young | 31,167 | 45.8 | +19.07 | – |
| | Conservative | Ed Holder | 24,306 | 35.3 | −9.77 | – |
| | New Democratic | Matthew Rowlinson | 10,087 | 14.8 | −10.62 | – |
| | Green | Dimitri Lascaris | 1,918 | 2.8 | +0.12 | – |
| | Libertarian | Jacques Y. Boudreau | 732 | 1.1 | – | – |
| | Communist | Michael Lewis | 87 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,027 | 100.0 | | $234,017.17 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 286 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,313 | 73.9% | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,326 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +14.42 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election: London West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Ed Holder | 27,675 | 44.49 | +5.40 | – |
| | Liberal | Doug Ferguson | 16,652 | 26.77 | -8.64 | – |
| | New Democratic | Peter Ferguson | 16,109 | 25.90 | +11.33 | – |
| | Green | Brad Arthur Corbett | 1,703 | 2.74 | -7.01 | – |
| | United | Rod Morley | 65 | 0.10 | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,204 | 100.00 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 273 | 0.44 | +0.08 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,477 | 67.49 | +4.35 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 92,572 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election: London West :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ed Holder | 22556 | 39.09% |
| | Liberal | Sue Barnes | 20435 | 35.42% |
| | New Democratic | Peter Ferguson | 8409 | 14.57% |
| | Green | Monica Jarabek | 5601 | 9.71% |
| | Progressive Canadian | Steve Hunter | 443 | 0.77% |
| | Christian Heritage | Leslie Bartley | 253 | 0.44% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | % |