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Keith Bain

Keith Leslie Bain 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.

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Keith Bain
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
In office
September 24, 2021 – October 12, 2023
Preceded byKevin Murphy
Succeeded byKarla MacFarlane
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Victoria-The Lakes
In office
May 30, 2017 – October 27, 2024
Preceded byPam Eyking
Succeeded byDianne Timmins
In office
June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013
Preceded byGerald Sampson
Succeeded byPam Eyking
Personal details
Born (1952-10-24) 24 October 1952
PartyProgressive Conservative
Occupationbusinessman, school trustee

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.

Bain first ran for provincial politics in the 2003 election,1 but was defeated by Liberal Gerald Sampson.23 Bain was elected in the 2006 provincial election, defeating Sampson by over 700 votes.45 He was re-elected in the 2009 election.67 He was defeated by Liberal Pam Eyking when he ran for re-election in 2013.89 In May 2016, Bain was again nominated as the riding's Progressive Conservative candidate for the 2017 Nova Scotia general election.1011 He won on election night in a re-match with Eyking.12

On September 24, 2021, Bain was elected as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.13

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. 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. Retrieved 2014-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved 2014-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  12. "Upset recorded in Victoria-The Lakes". Cumberland News Now. May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  13. "Nova Scotia Legislature-MLA Profile". Nova Scotia Legislature. Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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