Kevin Holland MPP is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He was re-elected in the 2025 provincial election. He represents the riding of Thunder Bay—Atikokan as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1] He was named to the Ontario cabinet as associate minister of forestry and forestry products on August 16, 2024.[2] Holland was previously the mayor of Conmee Township.[3]
Kevin Holland | |
|---|---|
 Holland in 2023 | |
| Associate Minister of Forestry and Forestry Products | |
| Assumed office August 16, 2024 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Nolan Quinn |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Atikokan | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Monteith-Farrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Lori |
Career
editHolland was elected in June 2022 as a Member of Provincial Parliament for his home riding of Thunder Bay-Atikokan. Prior to his role as MPP, Holland served as the Mayor of the Township of Conmee[4] for over 3 decades, being first elected to Council in 1991.
Holland volunteered for 21 years as a community firefighter.[5] He was Operations Manager of Holland Enterprises,[6] a family-owned business that specialized in the manufacturing of custom emergency vehicles and commercial truck bodies.
Following his election as MPP, Holland served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing[7] and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs.[8] before being appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines. While serving as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines he took on the additional role of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long Term Care before being appointed as the Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products.
Other work
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At the time of his election as MPP, Holland was serving as:
- The First Vice-Chair of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA),
- Board member of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA)
- Vice-chair of the Lakehead Rural Municipal Coalition
- Director for the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards - Representing Zone 1
- Chair of the Ontario Provincial Police - Lakehead Police Services Board
- Board member of the Ontario Police Arbitration Commission
- Vice-Chair of the Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board.
- Chair of the Conmee Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Personal life
editHolland is married to Lori. They have two children, and five grandchildren.[citation needed]
Electoral history
edit| 2025 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Holland | 13,727 | 45.71 | +9.40 | $72,862 | |||
| New Democratic | Judith Monteith-Farrell | 7,766 | 25.86 | –7.07 | $58,788 | |||
| Liberal | Stephen Margarit | 7,398 | 24.63 | +0.24 | $36,388 | |||
| New Blue | Martin Tempelman | 497 | 1.66 | –0.33 | $4,159 | |||
| Green | Eric Arner | 457 | 1.52 | –1.42 | $0 | |||
| Northern Ontario | K.C. Jones | 184 | 0.61 | +0.09 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 30,029 | 99.30 | –0.09 | $110,514 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 213 | 0.70 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,242 | 49.81 | +6.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,715 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Holland | 9,657 | 36.31 | +13.08 | $57,863 | |||
| New Democratic | Judith Monteith-Farrell | 8,759 | 32.93 | −3.33 | $84,682 | |||
| Liberal | Rob Barrett | 6,486 | 24.39 | −11.62 | $43,988 | |||
| Green | Eric Arner | 781 | 2.94 | +0.23 | $509 | |||
| New Blue | David Tommasini | 529 | 1.99 | $2,767 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Dan Criger | 248 | 0.93 | $0 | ||||
| Northern Ontario Heritage | Kenneth Jones | 138 | 0.52 | −0.92 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 26,598 | 99.39 | +0.36 | $97,107 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 163 | 0.61 | -0.36 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,761 | 43.09 | -11.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,879 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +8.20 | ||||||
Source(s)
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References
edit- ↑ "Holland wins as Progressive Conservatives make breakthrough in Thunder Bay-Atikokan". CBC News Thunder Bay, June 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Jill Dunlop named Ontario's new education minister after Todd Smith resigns". CTV News. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Holland wins in Thunder Bay-Atikokan". 3 June 2022.
- ↑ Chronicle-Journal, John Nagy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The (2022-07-31). "Small community leadership roots gives Holland leg up". The Chronicle-Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Province announces funding for northern fire safety". TBNewsWatch.com. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Holland Enterprises Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Holland appointed to Parliamentary Assistant role". TBNewsWatch.com. 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP has new role in Ford government". NWONewsWatch.com. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ "Thunder Bay—Atikokan Unofficial Election Results". Elections Ontario. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "VOTE TOTALS FROM OFFICIAL TABULATION" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
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