Eld Martin
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Eld James Martin was a provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1940 to 1944 sitting as an Independent.
. He ran in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. The race was hotly contested with Martin finishing ahead by 139 votes to take the district.
Martin ran for a second term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
. He was defeated in a four way race by Social Credit candidate William Gilliland. Martin lost a significant share of his popular vote from 1940 and finished a distant third place.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1940 to 1944 sitting as an Independent.
Political career
Martin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1940
The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. The race was hotly contested with Martin finishing ahead by 139 votes to take the district.
Martin ran for a second term in office in the 1944 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was defeated in a four way race by Social Credit candidate William Gilliland. Martin lost a significant share of his popular vote from 1940 and finished a distant third place.