Murdo William Martin (May 17, 1917 – January 2, 1989) was a

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politician. Born in Gould, Quebec, Martin was a firefighter with the town of

Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ex ...

when he was elected to the

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for the

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in the 1957 federal election. Martin, a caucus mate of Timiskaming MP

Arnold Peters William Arnold Peters (May 14, 1922 – September 17, 1996) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming in the House of Commons of Canada from 1957 to 1980. He was originally elected as a member of the Co-operative Comm ...

, 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 for

Timmins City Council The Timmins City Council (french: Conseil municipal de Timmins) is the governing body for the city of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. the council consists of the mayor and eight councillors from five wards. Four councillors represent Ward 5, while t ...

. 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 , Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 6,776 ,

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, 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 ,

, Joseph J. EVANS , align="right", 5,719 , - ,

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

, Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 8,834 ,

, Émile CLÉMENT , align="right", 5,439 , Progressive Conservative , Mary GAUTHIER , align="right", 4,676 , - ,

, Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 8,452 ,

, Leo DEL VILLANO , align="right", 7,592 , Progressive Conservative , Émile BRUNETTE , align="right", 3,068 , - ,

, Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 10,071 ,

, Elmer E. SMITH , align="right", 6,456 , Progressive Conservative , Bob KILLINGBECK , align="right", 2,715 , Independent , John James BUCHAN , align="right", 100 , - ,

, Jean ROY , align="right", 11,141 ,

, Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 8,807 , Progressive Conservative , Wyman BREWER , align="right", 2,118 , - ,

, Jean ROY , align="right", 10,804 ,

, Murdo MARTIN , align="right", 9,819 , Progressive Conservative , Bill HICKEY , align="right", 2,997

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Murdo 1917 births 1989 deaths Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPs 20th-century Canadian politicians Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario New Democratic Party MPs Timmins city councillors