Keith Bain | |
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Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
In office September 24, 2021 –October 12, 2023 | |
Premier | Tim Houston |
Lieutenant Governor | Arthur J. LeBlanc |
Preceded by | Kevin Murphy |
Succeeded by | Karla MacFarlane |
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Victoria-The Lakes | |
In office May 30,2017 –October 27,2024 | |
Preceded by | Pam Eyking |
Succeeded by | Dianne Timmins |
In office June 13,2006 –October 8,2013 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Sampson |
Succeeded by | Pam Eyking |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 October 1952 |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence(s) | Big Bras d'Or,Nova Scotia |
Occupation | businessman,school trustee |
Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24,1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Bain first ran for provincial politics in the 2003 election, [1] but was defeated by Liberal Gerald Sampson. [2] [3] Bain was elected in the 2006 provincial election,defeating Sampson by over 700 votes. [4] [5] He was re-elected in the 2009 election. [6] [7] He was defeated by Liberal Pam Eyking when he ran for re-election in 2013. [8] [9] In May 2016,Bain was again nominated as the riding's Progressive Conservative candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election. [10] [11] He won on election night in a re-match with Eyking. [12]
On September 24,2021,Bain was elected as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. [13]
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