Canadian
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former politician. He served in the
House of Commons of Canada
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Manitoba
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, and educated at the
University of Manitoba
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New Democratic Party
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incumbent Terry Sargeant by 662 votes in Selkirk—InterlakeHistory of Federal Ridings since 1867: SELKIRK--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1976 - 1987) Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. amid a national landslide victory for the PC Party under
Brian Mulroney
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. He was re-elected by an increased plurality in the 1988 election, for the redistributed riding of
Portage—Interlake
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.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: PORTAGE--INTERLAKE, Manitoba (1987 - 1996) Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. During his time as a parliamentarian, Holtmann served as a backbench supporter of the Mulroney and
Kim Campbell
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governments.
He was defeated in the 1993 election, finishing third against
Liberal
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candidate
Jon Gerrard
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. He attempted a comeback in the 1997 election, but lost to Liberal John Harvard in Charleswood—Assiniboine.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: CHARLESWOOD--ASSINIBOINE, Manitoba (1996 - 1998) Library of Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2010. He also sought the nomination of the
Canadian Alliance
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party in the new riding of
Portage—Lisgar
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Brian Pallister
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who went on to win the seat in the general election.
Holtmann was arrested on drunk driving charges in 2002. Although he admitted drinking that night, he denied being impaired. He was acquitted by the courts on April 26, 2007 with the judge saying that although there was some evidence of impairment, there was still room for reasonable doubt. On the evening of June 4, 2015 Holtmann was arrested for drunk driving. He went to court on September 3, 2015. The judge in the case Lynne Stannard told Holtmann, "I don’t see a lot of 70-year-old people in court because they have figured it out, at your age, you should know better and shame on you for not." Stannard fined Holtmann $1,600 and prohibited him from driving for one year.