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♂ William Melville Martin
aliasWilliam Melville Martin
Record
39805 · 6717

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Saskatchewan 3 0 3
Total 5 0 5
Birth 23 August 1876 → 147 years + 8 months ago
Lived 93 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 22 June 1970 → 53 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 48 years + 2 months after 22 April 1922
Special notes
None
 
William Melville Martin (1876–1970)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Gordon B. Martin (1932–2022) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 11 22
Saskatchewan 5 5 5 Z
TOTAL 13 4 28

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 3–5
LIB
 1 Party leader 40–45 20 Oct 1916 — 31 Mar 1922 5 5 11
2. SK 3–5
LIB
 1 Premier 40–45 20 Oct 1916 — 04 Apr 1922 5 5 15

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick B. (Barry) Bagshaw  m 
⊖ Walter D. Cowan  m 
⊖ John F.L. Embury  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry Black  m 
⊖ James A. Cross  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,924 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21001(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 4,304 54.84% +760 Loser:
CONS
 3,544 45.16% Thomas Wilkinson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,637 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21229(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/3 5,811 54.63% +1,730 Loser:
CONS
 4,081 38.37% Walter D. Cowan
After his election:
19 Oct 1916 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 5 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,102 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Saskatchewan
13 November 1916
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31183(F) — 9 Mar 2022 07:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
40
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,948 Votes: 5,984 Participation: 75.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Saskatchewan
26 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31221(F) — 27 Nov 2022 09:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 3,420 57.15% +856 Loser:
CONS
 2,564 42.85% John F.L. Embury

Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,162 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
UNIO
 10,563 80.25% Walter D. Cowan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,206 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
9 June 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31284(F) — 29 Mar 2024 23:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 7,540 71.11% +4,040 Loser:
IND
 3,500 33.01% Frederick B. (Barry) Bagshaw
After his election:
22 Apr 1922 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Saskatchewan
19 September 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31321(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Donald A. McNiven

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Martin, William Melville (1876-1970)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Melville Martin, M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Melville Martin, député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Martin, William Melville 1876 – 1970 (p. 24)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Melville Martin		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Melville Martin		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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