Felix Holtmann

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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, [1] defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Terry Sargeant by 662 votes in Selkirk—Interlake [2] amid a national landslide victory for the PC Party under Brian Mulroney. He was re-elected [1] by an increased plurality in the 1988 election, for the redistributed riding of Portage—Interlake. [3] 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, [1] finishing third against Liberal candidate Jon Gerrard. [3] He attempted a comeback in the 1997 election, but lost [1] to Liberal John Harvard in Charleswood—Assiniboine. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

Election results

1984 Canadian federal election : Selkirk—Interlake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 13,75040.7+4.7
New Democratic Terry Sargeant 13,08838.7-7.0
Liberal Ed Anderson3,51010.4-7.7
Confederation of Regions Doug Stefanson3,3019.8
Libertarian Bob Quenett1630.5
Total valid votes33,812
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
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 13,307
Liberal R. Harvey Harland10,381
New Democratic Gerry Follows6,372
Reform Alan Beachell4,054
Libertarian Dennis Rice229
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
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal Jon Gerrard 14,50640.68$48,438
Reform Don Sawatsky9,80127.48$40,040
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 7,03619.73$67,866
New Democratic Connie Gretsinger3,0298.49$6,976
National Mel Christian9352.62$2,756
Natural Law Gary Schwartz1790.50$0
Libertarian Dennis Rice920.26$275
Canada Party Hans C. Kjear830.23$0
Total valid votes35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots119
Turnout35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists51,779
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
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Liberal John Harvard 15,92543.0$37,585
Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 8,66423.4$51,089
Reform Cyril McFate8,39822.7$21,501
New Democratic Rupert Forde3,92310.6$1,850
Marxist–Leninist Mary Stanley1540.4$11
Total valid votes37,064100.0
Total rejected ballots2620.4
Turnout37,32667.6
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 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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