Eld Martin

Eld James Martin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 21, 1940 – August 8, 1944
Preceded byWilliam Lampley
Succeeded byWilliam Gilliland
ConstituencyPeace River
Personal details
Born(1886-07-05)July 5, 1886
Oxford, England[1]
DiedSeptember 16, 1968(1968-09-16) (aged 82)
Political partyIndependent
Occupationpolitician

Eld James "Eddie" Martin (July 5, 1886 – September 16, 1968) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 as an independent.

Political career

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Martin ran as an independent candidate in the 1940 Alberta general election in a straight fight against incumbent Social Credit MLA William Bailey. He defeated Bailey by 139 votes.[2] In the 1944 general election he was defeated in a four-way race by Social Credit candidate W. Floyd Gilliland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1944.
  2. ^ "Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Peace River Official Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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