Daniel Hollands

Daniel Hollands (January 20, 1927 July 7, 2006) was a Canadian federal politician from 1972 to 1974.

Daniel Hollands
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Pembina
In office
1972–1974
Preceded byJack Bigg
Succeeded byPeter Elzinga
Personal details
BornJanuary 20, 1927
Clover Bar, Alberta, Canada
DiedJuly 7, 2006(2006-07-07) (aged 79)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationfarmer

Hollands ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1972 federal election, winning the district of Pembina.

He left the Progressive Conservative caucus on May 9, 1974 and ran for re-election in the 1974 federal election without party affiliation, but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Peter Elzinga. Hollands finished in third place in a field of eight candidates, losing approximately 16,000 votes from the previous election.

Electoral record

1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Hollands23,864
LiberalJohn Borger9,879
New DemocraticThomas Hennessey5,710
Social CreditNorman M. Wiwchar1,184
Not affiliatedSam Davidson421
1974 Canadian federal election: Pembina
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePeter Elzinga19,172
LiberalJohn Borger12,196
Not affiliatedDaniel Hollands7,017
New DemocraticThomas Hennessey4,266
Social CreditBill Pelech973
CommunistNeil Stenburg151
LibertarianChuck Nelson131
Marxist–LeninistPeter Askin123


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