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♂ Murdo William Martin
aliasMurdo Martin
Record
39760 · 6672

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Birth 24 May 1917 → 107 years ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 67 years + 6 days ago
↳ at age 40 years
Death 2 January 1989 → 35 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 6 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
Murdo William Martin (1917–1989)
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Timmins, Ontario
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
Canada 11 0 10

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Jean Robert Roy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 22,987 Votes: 17,682 Participation: 76.92% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CCF
 1/3 6,776 38.74% +486 Loser:
LIB
 6,290 35.97% Joseph J. Evans

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,987 Votes: 19,313 Participation: 84.02% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24371(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CCF
 1/3 7,342 38.02% +1,090 Loser:
PC
 6,252 32.37% J.-Emile Brunette
After his election:
3 Aug 1961 44
CCF
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24648(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 8,834 44.72% +3,395 Loser:
LIB
 5,439 27.53% Émile Clément

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,831 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24912(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 8,452 42.62% +860 Loser:
LIB
 7,592 38.28% Leo Del Villano

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,584 Votes: 19,491 Participation: 79.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25181(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/4 10,071 52.07% +3,615 Loser:
LIB
 6,456 33.38% Elmer E. Smith

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,066 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10029(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
NDP
 2/3 8,807 39.91% -2,334 Winner:
LIB
 11,141 50.49% Jean Robert Roy
Eligible: 31,974 Votes: 24,390 Participation: 76.28% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10284(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
NDP
 2/4 9,819 40.26% -985 Winner:
LIB
 10,804 44.30% Jean Robert Roy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Murdo William Martin, M.P.		  8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Murdo William Martin, député		  8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Murdo Martin		  8 Jun 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 14:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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