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♂ Eric C.F. Martin
aliasEric C.F. Martin
Record
39691 · 13605

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 5 2 7
Total 5 3 8
Birth 15 September 1905 → 118 years + 7 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 12 June 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 8 months
Death 23 April 1973 → 51 years ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 7 months after 11 September 1966
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 14 2 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
16 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas R. Berger  m 
⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ Laura E.M. Jamieson  f 
⊖ Alexander B. Macdonald  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ C. Grant MacNeil  m 
⊖ Nigel Morgan  m 
⊖ Bert Price  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Frederick J. Vulliamy  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald C. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John G. Gould  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m 
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Allan J. McDonell  m 
⊖ C. Patrick Neale  m 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
⊖ Gordon S. Wismer  m 
 
Eligible: 46,908 Votes: 33,467 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 7
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23147(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:10 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
SC
 5/7 1,042 3.11% -8,917 Winner:
LIB
 9,959 29.76% Ian A. Mackenzie
Eligible: 40,661 Votes: 42,360 Participation: 52.09% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29597(F) — 2 Jan 2024 20:55 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
SCA
 7/11 511 2.41% -10,367 Winner:
LIB
 10,878 51.36% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 49,605 Votes: 63,991 Participation: 64.50% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29640(F) — 24 Jul 2023 20:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
SCP
 5/8 727 2.27% -19,199 Winner:
LIB
 19,926 62.28% John G. Gould
Eligible: 60,006 Votes: 34,373 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29763(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
SC
 1/6 9,166 27.97% -871 Loser:
CFF
 10,037 30.62% Alexander B. Macdonald

Service: 11 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,412 Votes: 30,841 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29816(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
SC
 1/6 11,527 39.81% +2,311 Loser:
CFF
 9,216 31.83% Alexander B. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,110 Votes: 52,977 Participation: 50.83% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29865(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/11 12,824 48.97% +4,998 Loser:
CFF
 7,826 29.89% Alexander B. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 51,273 Votes: 57,003 Participation: 55.59% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29913(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/11 10,642 37.75% +1,137 Loser:
CFF
 9,505 33.72% C. Patrick Neale

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,768 Votes: 59,125 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29958(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/8 11,181 38.12% +836 Loser:
NDP
 10,345 35.27% Thomas R. Berger

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,000 Votes: 40,708 Participation: 56.54% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30000(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
NDP
 9,498 47.04% Raymond Parkinson

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Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin		 27 Aug 2023

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