Kevin Holland (Canadian politician)

Kevin Holland
MPP
Kevin Holland MPP
	Holland in 2023
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament; for Thunder Bay—Atikokan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 2, 2022
Preceded by	Judith Monteith-Farrell
Personal details
Born	Thunder Bay Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Conmee, Ontario

Kevin Holland MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Thunder Bay—Atikokan as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.^[1]

Holland was previously the mayor of Conmee Township.^[2]

Career

Holland 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, Kevin served as the Mayor of the Township of Conmee^[3] for over 3 decades, being first elected to Council in 1991.

Outside of the political landscape, Kevin volunteered as a community firefighter.^[4] This position was of personal importance to Kevin, given his role as Operations Manager of Holland Enterprises,^[5] a family-owned business that specializes in the manufacturing of custom emergency vehicles and commercial truck bodies.

Following his election as MPP, Kevin served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing^[6] and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs.^[7] before transitioning to his current role as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines.^[8]

Other work

At the time of his election as MPP, Kevin 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

Away from public service, Kevin enjoys the precious moments spent with his wife Lori, their two children, and their three grandchildren.

Electoral history

v t e 2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
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) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.