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Murdo Martin Member of Parliament
for TimminsIn office
1957–1968Preceded by Karl Eyre Succeeded by Jean Roy Personal details Born May 17, 1917
Gould, QuebecDied January 2, 1989 (aged 71)
Timmins, OntarioPolitical party Co-operative Commonwealth Federation → New Democratic Party Profession firefighter Murdo William Martin (May 17, 1917–January 2, 1989) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Gould, Quebec, Martin was a firefighter with the town of Timmins when he was elected to the House of Commons for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the 1957 federal election. Martin, a caucus mate of Timiskaming MP Arnold Peters, elected the same year, went on to establish himself as a forceful and effective representative of the working people of the Timmins area.
He was one of only eight CCF MPs elected in the Diefenbaker landslide of 1958, and was re-elected in the general elections of 1962, 1963 and 1965. He sought re-election in 1968 and 1972 but was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Jean Roy. Martin was an advocate for assistance for the gold mines in the Porcupine camp. He also spoke against the arcane divorce laws that existed in Canada prior to 1968.
After leaving the House of Commons, Martin went on to serve as a city councillor in Timmins. He was also a real estate broker and owned an operated the Parkview Motel in Timmins. He was married to Grace Mills. Martin died in Timmins in 1989.
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN 6,776 Liberal Joseph J. EVANS 6,290 Progressive Conservative Percy BOYCE 4,423 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Co-operative Commonwealth Murdo MARTIN 7,342 Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE 6,252 Liberal Joseph J. EVANS 5,719 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,834 Liberal Émile CLÉMENT 5,439 Progressive Conservative Mary GAUTHIER 4,676 Social Credit Ralph R. FEAR 805 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,452 Liberal Leo DEL VILLANO 7,592 Progressive Conservative Émile BRUNETTE 3,068 Social Credit Clément LAROCHELLE 719 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 10,071 Liberal Elmer E. SMITH 6,456 Progressive Conservative Bob KILLINGBECK 2,715 Independent John James BUCHAN 100 Canadian federal election, 1968 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jean ROY 11,141 New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 8,807 Progressive Conservative Wyman BREWER 2,118 Canadian federal election, 1972 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Jean ROY 10,804 New Democratic Party Murdo MARTIN 9,819 Progressive Conservative Bill HICKEY 2,997 Social Credit John CORNELSEN 770 External links
Categories:- 1917 births
- 1989 deaths
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPs
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario
- New Democratic Party MPs
- People from Timmins
- Ontario municipal councillors
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