Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Joseph Martin

♂ Joseph Martin
aliasJoseph Martin
Record
39740 · 6773

☆  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
British Columbia 3 3 6
Manitoba 6 0 6
Total 10 6 16
Birth 24 September 1852 → 171 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 5 months
First mandate 23 January 1883 → 141 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 2 March 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 4 September 1903
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Martin (1852–1923)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, British Columbia — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Martin was elected to four different legislative assemblies: Manitoba's, Canada's, British Columbia's (where he was premier for a few months in 1900), and Great Britain's (East St Pancras, 1910 to 1918). As a young adult, he earned the nickname of "Fighting Joe" due to "his quarrelsome nature and his tendency to resort to his fists to settle disputes." It stuck with him until his death.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 6 29
Manitoba 9 2 27 Z
British Columbia 4 11 24 Z
TOTAL 16 9 21

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 8
GOV
 1 Premier 47 28 Feb 1900 — 08 Jun 1900 0 3 11
2. BC 9
LIB
 1 Party leader 49–50 06 Feb 1902 — 06 Sep 1903 1 7 0

Electoral history

Races 16  
Path points 17  
29 documented challengers
⊖ William R. Black  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Francis L. Carter-Cotton  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas M. Daly  m 
⊖ James F. Garden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh B. Gilmour  m 
⊖ Edward H.G.G. Hay  m 
⊖ Samuel L. Howe  m 
⊖ Hugh J. Macdonald  m 
⊖ Alexander H.B. MacGowan  m 
⊖ Robert Macpherson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m 
⊖ Mary Ellen S. Smith  f 
⊖ Robert G. Tatlow  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Turner  m 
⊖ James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth  m 
 		 ⊖ William J. Bowser  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Cowan  m 
⊖ John W.D. Farris  m 
⊖ William Garland  m 
⊖ Richard Hall  m 
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m 
⊖ Eugene T. Kingsley  m 
⊖ Malcolm A. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Ian A. Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
⊖ James Ramsay  m 
⊖ William P. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Tisdall  m 
⊖ Charles Wilson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 621 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28382(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LIB
 1/3 315 50.72% +11 Loser:
CONS
 304 48.95% William R. Black
After his election:
15 Apr 1883 30
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 2 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 551 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
19 May 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28401(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 290 52.63% +29 Loser:
CONS
 261 47.37% William R. Black

Service: 3 years 6 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,845 Votes: 701 Participation: 37.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36486(F) — 16 Mar 2022 20:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 358 51.07% +15 Loser:
CONS
 343 48.93% William P. Smith
After his election:
1 Feb 1888 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,845 Votes: 467 Participation: 25.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
16 February 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36510(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 298 63.81% +129 Loser:
CONS
 169 36.19% William P. Smith

Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36533(F) — 17 Mar 2022 07:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
15 Feb 1891 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,885 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Manitoba
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19743(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:53 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 3,225 46.84% -435 Winner:
LC
 3,660 53.16% Thomas M. Daly
Eligible: inc. Votes: 511 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
28 March 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36555(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 286 55.97% +61 Loser:
CONS
 225 44.03% William Garland

Service: 1 year 3 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,128 Votes: 983 Participation: 87.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36581(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 543 55.24% Robert Watson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Manitoba
22 November 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20004(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20032(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:30 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 2,835 48.91% -126 Winner:
LC
 2,961 51.09% Hugh J. Macdonald
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 10,636 Participation: 44.66% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
OPPO
 4/8 1,651 62.09% +494 Loser:
GOV
 1,157 43.51% James F. Garden
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 45
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
15 Aug 1898 45
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 6 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 5,954 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
15 October 1898
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28789(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
GOV
 2/2 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,940 Votes: 15,315 Participation: 48.22% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28815(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
GOV
 2/12 1,737 45.36% +280 Loser:
LC
 1,457 38.05% Charles Wilson
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 47
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,346 Votes: 11,264 Participation: 64.80% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28816(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
GOV
 5/8 1,352 48.01% -97 Winner:
OPPO
 1,449 51.46% Albert E. McPhillips
Eligible: 7,378 Votes: 25,002 Participation: 75.01% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28857(F) — 12 Feb 2023 15:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
50
LIB
 6/16 1,546 30.92% -754 Winner:
LC
 2,300 46.00% Alexander H.B. MacGowan
Eligible: 11,140 Votes: 11,136 Participation: 99.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20788(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
IND
 3/4 2,120 19.32% -2,501 Winner:
CONS
 4,621 42.11% George H. Cowan
Eligible: 52,768 Votes: 202,205 Participation: 63.87% Candidacies: 28
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
IND
 12/28 9,123 27.07% -2,494 Winner:
LC
 11,617 34.47% William J. Bowser

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Martin, Joseph		 11 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Martin, Joseph		 11 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Joseph "Fightin' Joe" Martin		 11 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Martin, M.P.		 11 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Martin, député		 11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Martin (Canadian politician)		 11 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Martin (homme politique)		 11 Mar 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Mar 2024 21:06 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.