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♂ William George Martin
aliasWilliam Martin
Record
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☆   United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 6 1 7
Birth 13 September 1886 → 137 years + 7 months ago
Lived 87 years + 3 months
First mandate 1 December 1926 → 97 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 19 December 1973 → 50 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 22 June 1966
Special notes
None
 
William George Martin (1886–1973)
© Photo 1943 Grace United Church (via the Manitoba Historical Society) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Martin sat as Conservative or Progressive Conservative (post 1942) in two legis­latures: in Ontario as the MPP for Brantford (1926–1934), and in Manitoba as the MLA for St Matthews (1958–1966). His exit in 1934 was through defeat at the age of 47, but it was voluntary in 1966 when he retired from politics at the age of 79.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 5 14 Z
Manitoba 8 0 4 Z
TOTAL 15 5 18

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon R. Fines  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Paul W. Goodman  m 
⊖ Anne E. (Nan) Murphy  f 
 		 ⊖ George A. Frith  m 
⊖ Morrison M. MacBride  m 
⊖ Henry B. (Hank) Scott  m 
 
Eligible: 19,642 Votes: 13,968 Participation: 71.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34390(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/2 7,751 55.73% +1,595 Loser:
LIB
 6,156 44.27% Ernest Read

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,368 Votes: 13,439 Participation: 65.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34507(F) — 28 Dec 2022 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/2 7,740 57.93% +2,119 Loser:
LIB
 5,621 42.07% Ernest Read
After his election:
16 Sep 1930 44
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
18 October 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34617(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,633 Votes: 16,826 Participation: 81.55% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34638(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LC
 2/3 6,335 38.07% -2,014 Winner:
IND
 8,349 50.17% Morrison M. MacBride
Eligible: 13,284 Votes: 7,231 Participation: 54.43% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37681(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
71
PC
 1/5 2,848 39.90% +822 Loser:
CCF
 2,026 28.39% Gordon R. Fines

Service: 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,766 Votes: 7,688 Participation: 60.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37738(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
PC
 1/3 3,635 47.67% +1,545 Loser:
CCF
 2,090 27.41% Gordon R. Fines

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,833 Votes: 5,732 Participation: 48.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37800(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
PC
 1/3 2,507 44.16% +728 Loser:
LIB
 1,779 31.34% Donald I. Cook

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,969 Votes: 6,863 Participation: 57.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13866(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79		 Successor:
PC
 2,941 43.17% Robert A. Steen

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Martin, William George		 08 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Martin, William George		 08 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William George Martin		 08 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William George Martin		 08 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William George Martin (1886-1973)		 08 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Martin (Canadian politician)		 08 Apr 2024

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