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♂ Raymond James Martin
aliasRay Martin
Record
39776 · 3092

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 31%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 4 4
Alberta 4 5 9
Total 4 9 13
Birth 8 August 1941
Age 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 2 November 1982 → 41 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 16 years + 2 months ago (2 February 2008)
Special notes
None
 
Raymond James Martin (1941– )
© Photo 2013 Matt Jiggins — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 13 9 19 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 20–23
NDP
 1 Party leader 43–52 06 Nov 1984 — 04 Feb 1994 9 2 29
2. AB 20–22
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 43–51 06 Nov 1984 — 14 Jun 1993 8 7 8

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 13  
13 documented challengers
⊕ Andrew G. Beniuk  m 
⊖ Catherine Chichak  f  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Deborah C. Grey  f 
⊕ Heather M. Klimchuk  f 
⊖ Eric W.C. Musgreave  m 
⊕ Naomi Rankin  f 
⊕ Julius E. Yankowsky  m 
 		 ⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m 
⊕ Peter Goldring  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Sue Huff  f 
⊕ L. Bruce Miller  m 
⊕ Susan K. Olsen  f 
⊕ T.W. (Tony) Vandermeer  m 
 
Eligible: 21,556 Votes: 12,663 Participation: 58.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12968(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
NDP
 2/4 1,747 13.81% -6,839 Winner:
PC
 8,586 67.88% Eric W.C. Musgreave
Eligible: 16,321 Votes: 8,475 Participation: 51.93% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12915(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
NDP
 2/5 3,194 38.12% -756 Winner:
PC
 3,950 47.15% Catherine Chichak
Eligible: 17,050 Votes: 10,567 Participation: 61.98% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12835(F) — 8 Mar 2022 07:47 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
NDP
 1/5 4,857 46.22% +75 Loser:
PC
 4,782 45.51% Tony Falcone

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,632 Votes: 7,599 Participation: 48.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12752(F) — 17 Oct 2021 18:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
NDP
 1/3 5,272 69.62% +3,330 Loser:
PC
 1,942 25.64% Catherine Chichak

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,068 Votes: 7,358 Participation: 48.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12670(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
NDP
 1/3 4,229 57.60% +2,635 Loser:
LIB
 1,594 21.71% Luis C. Baptista

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,844 Votes: 11,611 Participation: 50.83% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12588(F) — 26 Oct 2023 21:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
51
NDP
 2/5 3,749 32.43% -1,195 Winner:
LIB
 4,944 42.76% Andrew G. Beniuk
Eligible: 65,595 Votes: 36,493 Participation: 55.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2855(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:42 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
NDP
 3/5 5,413 14.87% -10,711 Winner:
REF
 16,124 44.30% Deborah C. Grey
Eligible: 78,673 Votes: 42,025 Participation: 53.42% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2547(F) — 30 Jun 2023 20:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
NDP
 3/5 7,304 17.44% -10,464 Winner:
CA
 17,768 42.44% Peter Goldring
Eligible: 23,569 Votes: 10,382 Participation: 44.05% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8749(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
63
NDP
 1/6 5,259 50.83% +2,218 Loser:
PC
 3,041 29.39% Julius E. Yankowsky

Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,676 Votes: 10,596 Participation: 34.54% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Alberta
3 March 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8834(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
NDP
 2/6 3,845 36.44% -337 Winner:
PC
 4,182 39.63% T.W. (Tony) Vandermeer
Eligible: 92,495 Votes: 42,022 Participation: 45.43% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5698(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
67
NDP
 2/4 13,318 31.81% -8,169 Winner:
CPC
 21,487 51.32% Peter Goldring
Eligible: 92,507 Votes: 45,904 Participation: 49.62% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6238(F) — 6 Jul 2023 23:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
69
NDP
 2/4 17,078 37.36% -7,033 Winner:
CPC
 24,111 52.75% Peter Goldring
Eligible: 29,262 Votes: 16,349 Participation: 55.87% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Alberta
23 April 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8897(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
70
NDP
 2/5 4,143 25.62% -2,040 Winner:
PC
 6,183 38.24% Heather M. Klimchuk

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Raymond J. Martin		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ray Martin (politician)		 13 Apr 2024

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