Murdo Martin
Encyclopedia
Murdo William Martin 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.
|Co-operative Commonwealth
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"| 6,776
|Liberal
|Joseph J. EVANS
|align="right"|6,290
|Progressive Conservative
|Percy BOYCE
|align="right"| 4,423
|}
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"| 7,342
|Progressive Conservative
| Émile BRUNETTE
|align="right"| 6,252
|Liberal
|Joseph J. EVANS
|align="right"| 5,719
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,834
|Liberal
|Émile CLÉMENT
|align="right"|5,439
|Progressive Conservative
|Mary GAUTHIER
|align="right"| 4,676
|Social Credit
|Ralph R. FEAR
|align="right"| 805
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,452
|Liberal
|Leo DEL VILLANO
|align="right"| 7,592
|Progressive Conservative
|Émile BRUNETTE
|align="right"| 3,068
|Social Credit
|Clément LAROCHELLE
|align="right"| 719
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|10,071
|Liberal
|Elmer E. SMITH
|align="right"| 6,456
|Progressive Conservative
|Bob KILLINGBECK
|align="right"| 2,715
|Independent
|John James BUCHAN
|align="right"| 100
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Jean ROY
|align="right"| 11,141
|New Democratic Party
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,807
|Progressive Conservative
|Wyman BREWER
|align="right"| 2,118
|}
|-
|Liberal
|Jean ROY
|align="right"| 10,804
|New Democratic Party
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|9,819
|Progressive Conservative
|Bill HICKEY
|align="right"|2,997
|Social Credit
|John CORNELSEN
|align="right"|770
|}
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician.
Born in Gould, Quebec, Martin was a firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
with the town of Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
when he was elected to the House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
in the 1957 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
. Martin, a caucus mate of Timiskaming MP Arnold Peters
Arnold Peters
William Arnold Peters was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming in the Canadian House of Commons from 1957 to 1980...
, 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
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
, 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
Jean Roy
Jean Robert Roy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Timmins, Ontario and became a businessman, contractor and quantity surveyor by career....
. 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
|-|Co-operative Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"| 6,776
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Joseph J. EVANS
|align="right"|6,290
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Percy BOYCE
|align="right"| 4,423
|}
|-
|Co-operative Commonwealth
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"| 7,342
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
| Émile BRUNETTE
|align="right"| 6,252
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Joseph J. EVANS
|align="right"| 5,719
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,834
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Émile CLÉMENT
|align="right"|5,439
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Mary GAUTHIER
|align="right"| 4,676
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Ralph R. FEAR
|align="right"| 805
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,452
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Leo DEL VILLANO
|align="right"| 7,592
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Émile BRUNETTE
|align="right"| 3,068
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|Clément LAROCHELLE
|align="right"| 719
|}
|-
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|10,071
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Elmer E. SMITH
|align="right"| 6,456
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Bob KILLINGBECK
|align="right"| 2,715
|Independent
|John James BUCHAN
|align="right"| 100
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Jean ROY
Jean Roy
Jean Robert Roy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Timmins, Ontario and became a businessman, contractor and quantity surveyor by career....
|align="right"| 11,141
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|8,807
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Wyman BREWER
|align="right"| 2,118
|}
|-
|Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
|Jean ROY
Jean Roy
Jean Robert Roy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Timmins, Ontario and became a businessman, contractor and quantity surveyor by career....
|align="right"| 10,804
|New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
|Murdo MARTIN
|align="right"|9,819
|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
|Bill HICKEY
|align="right"|2,997
|Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
|John CORNELSEN
|align="right"|770
|}