Ed Holder


Edwin Anthony Holder, is a Canadian politician, currently the mayor of London, Ontario. He previously represented the electoral district of London West from 2008 to 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party.
On March 19, 2014, Holder was appointed Minister of State and sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
On October 19, 2015, Holder was defeated in the Canadian federal election, losing in the riding of London West to Kate Young.
In October 2017, Holder announced that he was seeking the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in London West for the 42nd Ontario general election. In January 2018, he withdrew from the nomination contest.
On July 12, 2018, Holder declared his candidacy for the mayoralty of London, Ontario to be decided during the 2018 municipal election. On October 23, 2018, Holder was elected mayor, winning on the 14th round of counting in the city's and Canada's first-ever ranked ballot municipal election.

Electoral record