Felix Holtmann

Felix Holtmann (born December 5, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons 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 of 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

Canadian federal election, 1984: Selkirk—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeFelix Holtmann 13,750 40.7% +4.7%
New DemocraticTerry Sargeant 13,088 38.7% -7.0%
LiberalEd Anderson 3,510 10.4% -7.7%
Confederation of RegionsDoug Stefanson 3,301 9.8%
LibertarianBob Quenett 163 0.5%
Total valid votes 33,812
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: SELKIRK--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1976 - 1987), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
Canadian federal election, 1988: Portage—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHOLTMANN, Felix 13,307
LiberalHARLAND, R. Harvey 10,381
New DemocraticFOLLOWS, Gerry 6,372
ReformBEACHELL, Alan 4,054
LibertarianRICE, Dennis 229
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
Canadian federal election, 1993: Portage—Interlake
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJon Gerrard 14,506 40.68 $48,438
ReformDon Sawatsky 9,801 27.48 $40,040
     Progressive Conservative Felix Holtmann 7,036 19.73 $67,866
New DemocraticConnie Gretsinger 3,029 8.49 $6,976
NationalMel Christian 935 2.62 $2,756
Natural LawGary Schwartz 179 0.50 $0
LibertarianDennis Rice 92 0.26 $275
Canada PartyHans C. Kjear 83 0.23 $0
Total valid votes 35,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Turnout 35,780 69.10
Electors on the lists 51,779
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.
Canadian federal election, 1997: Charleswood—Assiniboine
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Harvard 15,925 43.0% $37,585
Progressive ConservativeFelix Holtmann 8,664 23.4% $51,089
ReformCyril McFate 8,398 22.7% $21,501
New DemocraticRupert Forde 3,923 10.6% $1,850
Marxist–LeninistMary Stanley 154 0.4% $11
Total valid votes 37,064100.0%
Total rejected ballots 2620.4%
Turnout 37,32667.6%
History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998), Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

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 2015-10-23.
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