♂ Joseph Martin ♦

Record
39740 · 6773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 63%

	∑	✓	✗
Manitoba	6	6	0
Canada	4	1	3
British Columbia	6	3	3
Total	16	10	6

Birth	Death	Lived	Died in office
24 September 1852 (171 years 7 months ago)	2 March 1923 (101 years 1 month ago)	70 years 5 months	No

Service in elected office

Legislature

Total

Government

Opposition

Manitoba

Days	years	months	days
3,376	9	2	29

Days	years	months	days
1,677	4	7	4

Days	years	months	days
1,699	4	7	26

Canada

Days	years	months	days
943	2	7	0

Days	years	months	days
0	0	0	0

Days	years	months	days
943	2	7	0

British Columbia

Days	years	months	days
1,820	4	11	25

Days	years	months	days
638	1	8	30

Days	years	months	days
1,182	3	2	25

Total > 

Days	years	months	days
6,139	16	9	22

Days	years	months	days
2,315	6	4	3

Days	years	months	days
3,824	10	5	20

The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.

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

→ 16 recorded electoral participations → 17 electoral path points					→ 29 documented challengers:			William R. Black m (2 runoffs) William J. Bowser m (3 runoffs) Francis L. Carter-Cotton m (3 runoffs) George H. Cowan m Thomas M. Daly m John W.D. Farris m James F. Garden m (3 runoffs) William Garland m Hugh B. Gilmour m Richard Hall m Edward H.G.G. Hay m Henry D. Helmcken m Samuel L. Howe m Eugene T. Kingsley m Hugh J. Macdonald m Malcolm A. MacDonald m Alexander H.B. MacGowan m Ian A. Mackenzie m Robert Macpherson m (2 runoffs) Wm. Wallace B. McInnes m Albert E. McPhillips m James Ramsay m Mary Ellen S. Smith f William P. Smith m (2 runoffs) Robert G. Tatlow m (2 runoffs) Charles E. Tisdall m John H. Turner m Charles Wilson m (2 runoffs) James S. (J.S.) Woodsworth m
Provincial Ass.: 5	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	23 January 1883	Age: 30	→ New to this legislature
General			✓	1/3	LIB	50.72%	315 of 621	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	48.95%	304 (-11)	William R. Black m ( 28 )
		Post-Election...
15 April 1883 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Election cancelled/Unseated
ID: 28382(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:33 ET		Service: 0 year 2 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Provincial Ass.: 5	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	19 May 1883	Age: 30	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/2	LIB	52.63%	290 of 551	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	47.37%	261 (-29)	William R. Black m ( 28 )
ID: 28401(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET		Service: 3 years 6 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Provincial Ass.: 6	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	9 December 1886	Age: 34	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LIB	51.07%	358 of 701	Elig.: 1,845	Parti.: 37.99%
			Loser >		CONS	48.93%	343 (-15)	William P. Smith m ( 36 )
		Post-Election...
19 January 1888 >			CONS	→	LIB	His party took power
1 February 1888 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 36486(F) — 16 Mar 2022 20:37 ET		Service: 1 year 1 month 23 days (O & G)
Provincial Ass.: 6	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	16 February 1888	Age: 35	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/2	LIB	63.81%	298 of 467	Elig.: 1,845	Parti.: 25.31%
			Loser >		CONS	36.19%	169 (-129)	William P. Smith m ( 37 )
ID: 36510(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:48 ET		Service: 0 year 4 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Provincial Ass.: 7	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	11 July 1888	Age: 35	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/1	LIB	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
		Post-Election...
15 February 1891 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Resigned: Unsuccessfully ran federally
ID: 36533(F) — 17 Mar 2022 07:25 ET		Service: 2 years 7 months 4 days (Gov't)						Exit from legislature →
Federal Ass.: 7	Manitoba	Selkirk
	5 March 1891	Age: 38	Defeated but elected later to Parliament
General			✗	2/2	LIB	46.84%	3,225 of 6,885	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Winner >		LC	53.16%	3,660 (+435)	Thomas M. Daly m ( 38 )
ID: 19743(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:53 ET
Provincial Ass.: 7	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	28 March 1891	Age: 38	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/2	LIB	55.97%	286 of 511	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	44.03%	225 (-61)	William Garland m ( 45 )
ID: 36555(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET		Service: 1 year 3 months 24 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 8	Manitoba	Portage La Prairie
	23 July 1892	Age: 39	Incumbent did not run in this election						Exit from legislature →
General
			Successor >		LIB	55.24%	543 of 983	Robert Watson m ( 39 )
ID: 36581(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Federal Ass.: 7	Manitoba	Winnipeg
	22 November 1893	Age: 41	→ New to Parliament
By-Election			✓	1/1	LIB	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 20004(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:29 ET		Service: 2 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Federal Ass.: 8	Manitoba	Winnipeg
	23 June 1896	Age: 43	Defeated incumbent						Exit from legislature →
General			✗	2/2	LIB	48.91%	2,835 of 5,796	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Winner >		LC	51.09%	2,961 (+126)	Hugh J. Macdonald m ( 46 )
ID: 20032(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:30 ET
Provincial Ass.: 8	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	9 July 1898	Age: 45	→ New to this legislature
General			✓	4/8	OPPO	62.09%	1,651 of 10,636	Elig.: 5,954	Parti.: 44.66%
			Loser >		GOV	43.51%	1,157 (-494)	James F. Garden m ( 51 )
		Post-Election...
10 July 1898 >		??	OPPO	→	GOV	Changed allegiance
15 August 1898 >		??	GOV	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 28773(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:19 ET		Service: 0 year 1 month 6 days (O & G)
Provincial Ass.: 8	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	15 October 1898	Age: 46	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	2/2	GOV	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: 5,954	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 28789(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:41 ET		Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 9	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	9 June 1900	Age: 47	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	2/12	GOV	45.36%	1,737 of 15,315	Elig.: 7,940	Parti.: 48.22%
			Loser >		LC	38.05%	1,457 (-280)	Charles Wilson m ( 59 )
		Post-Election...
10 June 1900 >		??	GOV	→	OPPO	Changed allegiance
ID: 28815(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:17 ET		Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (G & O)
Provincial Ass.: 9	British Columbia	Victoria City
	9 June 1900	Age: 47	Defeated incumbent						Exit from legislature →
General			✗	5/8	GOV	48.01%	1,352 of 11,264	Elig.: 4,346	Parti.: 64.80%
			Winner >		OPPO	59.23%	1,668 (+316)	Henry D. Helmcken m ( 40 )
ID: 28816(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:59 ET
Provincial Ass.: 10	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	5 September 1903	Age: 50	Defeated incumbent (Party leader)						Exit from legislature →
General			✗	6/16	LIB	30.92%	1,546 of 25,002	Elig.: 7,378	Parti.: 75.01%
			Winner >		LC	53.20%	2,660 (+1,114)	Robert G. Tatlow m ( 47 )
ID: 28857(F) — 12 Feb 2023 15:07 ET
Federal Ass.: 11	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	26 October 1908	Age: 56	Failed comeback to Parliament
General			✗	3/4	IND	19.32%	2,120 of 10,974	Elig.: 11,140	Parti.: 99.96%
			Winner >		CONS	42.11%	4,621 (+2,501)	George H. Cowan m ( 50 )
ID: 20788(F) — 19 Sep 2022 13:12 ET
Provincial Ass.: 15	British Columbia	Vancouver City
	1 December 1920	Age: 68	Failed comeback to this legislature
General			✗	12/28	IND	27.07%	9,123 of 202,205	Elig.: 52,768	Parti.: 63.87%
			Winner >		LIB	51.96%	17,510 (+8,387)	Mary Ellen S. Smith f ( 59 )
ID: 29239(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:15 ET

→ 7 online biographical references
Lg	Hyperlink	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

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