Keith Bain

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.

Keith Bain

MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Victoria-The Lakes
Assumed office
May 30, 2017
Preceded byPam Eyking
In office
June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byGerald Sampson
Succeeded byPam Eyking
Personal details
BornOctober 24, 1952
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceBig Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia
Occupationbusinessman, school trustee

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]

References
  1. "Businessman wins Tory nod in Victoria". The Chronicle Herald. May 4, 2003. Archived from the original on November 22, 2003. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  2. "Election Returns, 2003 (Victoria-The Lakes)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. "C.B. Liberals buoyed by five-seat snag: 'We're going to be heard'". The Chronicle Herald. August 7, 2003. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  4. "Election Returns, 2006 (Victoria-The Lakes)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  5. "Tory the Bain of election opponents". Cape Breton Post. June 14, 2006.
  6. "Bain train rolls to victory in Victoria-The Lakes". Cape Breton Post. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  7. "C.B. voters go with what they know as incumbents re-elected". The Chronicle Herald. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  8. "Eyking takes Victoria-The Lakes from incumbent". Cape Breton Post. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  9. "Cape Breton voters buck election trend of change". CBC News. October 9, 2013. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  10. "Bain attempts comeback". Cape Breton Post. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  11. "Keith Bain to carry Progressive Conservative banner in Victoria-The Lakes". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. May 26, 2016. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  12. "Upset recorded in Victoria-The Lakes". Cumberland News Now. May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.


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