Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mary Rita Holland


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The result was delete. --BDD (talk) 23:10, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Mary Rita Holland

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Article whose only substantive or properly sourced claim of notability is her candidacies in two provincial election campaigns (one she lost and one's still pending) — which, as always, is not a claim of notability that passes WP:POLITICIAN. She'll be entitled to an article if she wins the seat at the end of the election campaign, but is not entitled to keep a campaign brochure on Wikipedia in the meantime. Delete. Bearcat (talk) 23:48, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 23:52, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete I don't think she has to win a race to be included, but the coverage of her would have to be much more substantial, and do more than recite her campaign platform. So, all we can write at this point, would be a campaign brochure. --Rob (talk) 03:25, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, I certainly didn't say that a person can never qualify for an article without winning an election first — it's not an easy thing to do, but it can happen. Just look at John Turmel. But a person doesn't get an automatic presumption of notability, or an automatic entitlement to keep an article on the basis of one or two sources confirming their existence, until they win election to a notable office — if that hasn't happened, then you're exactly right that the article has to cite a much more substantial array of sources and make a much more substantive claim of notability than the mere fact of being a candidate. Bearcat (talk) 04:59, 27 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete per Rob. Steam5 (talk) 04:18, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
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