Shannon Martin is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Manitoba Legislative Assembly
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in a
by-election
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on January 28, 2014.
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''Winnipeg Free Press
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'', January 28, 2014. He represents the electoral district of
McPhillips as a member of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
Martin first ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the
1999 Manitoba provincial election, in the Winnipeg division of
Kildonan. He was defeated by
Dave Chomiak
David Walter Chomiak (born February 15, 1953) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Greg Selinger.
Chomiak was born in Winnipeg and grew up in East Kildonan, gradua ...
of the
New Democratic Party
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Prior to his election to the legislature, Martin was executive director of Reaching E-Quality Employment Services, a Winnipeg-based not-for-profit that assists persons with disabilities find employment. He was also provincial director of the
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.
Electoral record
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Progressive Conservative
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References
Living people
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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