Keith Bain
Canadian politician
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
| In office September 24, 2021 – October 12, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Karla MacFarlane |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Victoria-The Lakes | |
| In office May 30, 2017 – October 27, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pam Eyking |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Timmins |
| In office June 13, 2006 – October 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Sampson |
| Succeeded by | Pam Eyking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1952 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | businessman, 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]
On September 24, 2021, Bain was elected as Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[13]
