John Robert Holmes (3 September 1927 – 29 December 2011) was a

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. First elected in the 1972 federal election, he served as a Progressive Conservative

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representing the riding of

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. He was re-elected in the

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and

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, but was defeated in the 1980 election.

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1927 births 2011 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub