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Ray Martin | |
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| Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta | |
| In office November 6, 1984 – June 14, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Notley |
| Succeeded by | Laurence Decore |
| Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party | |
| In office November 10, 1984 – February 5, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Notley |
| Succeeded by | Ross Harvey |
| MLA forEdmonton-Norwood | |
| In office 1982–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Chichak |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Beniuk |
| MLA forEdmonton-Beverly-Clareview | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Julius Yankowsky |
| Succeeded by | Tony Vandermeer |
| Edmonton Public School Trustee forWard D | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Colburn |
| Succeeded by | Trisha Estabrooks |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Sulyma |
| Succeeded by | David Colburn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond James Martin (1941-08-08)August 8, 1941 (age 84) Delia, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Raymond James Martin (born August 8, 1941) is a Canadian politician inAlberta who was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993 and from 2004 to 2008.
Martin served four terms as an Alberta MLA and two terms as an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee. In 2018, Martin published hismemoir,Made in Alberta: The Ray Martin Story.[1]
Born in 1941 inDelia, Alberta, Martin attended theUniversity of Alberta inEdmonton. He was a member ofKappa Sigma fraternity. He later attended theUniversity of Calgary in order to earn his master's degree.
He taught in Edmonton public schools.
Martin ran for a seat in the1975 Alberta general election in Calgary and in1979 inEdmonton-Norwood but both times was unsuccessful.
Martin ran again in Edmonton-Norwood in1982 provincial election. This time he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Alberta to join Grant Notley in a two-memberAlberta New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus. At the time, the two NDP-ers and two Independent members were the only opposition MLAs in the Legislature, sitting in opposition to more than 70 Conservative MLAs. Martin was the first NDP MLA elected in Edmonton since the end of the use ofsingle transferable voting in Edmonton back in 1956.[2]
He became leader of the Alberta NDP in 1984, succeedingGrant Notley after his death in a plane crash.
Martin led the party to a highwater mark (at the time) winning 16 seats in the1986 provincial election, making himleader of the opposition in the legislature.[3] Still under Ray's leadership, the NDP took that same number of seats in the1989 election.
In1993, none of the party's sitting MLAs were re-elected. Martin was defeated in his constituency,Edmonton-Norwood, by LiberalAndrew Beniuk.
He quit the party's leadership in 1994, being replaced by former NDP MPRoss Harvey.
After an absence of eleven years, Martin returned to the Legislature as the NDPMember of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) forEdmonton-Beverly-Clareview in the2004 general election.
He was defeated in2008 byProgressive ConservativeTony Vandermeer.
Martin ran again for the NDP in the2012 provincial election, in the riding ofEdmonton-Glenora. He was defeated by Progressive ConservativeHeather Klimchuk.[4]
In the2001 Edmonton municipal election, Martin won election as the Edmonton Public School Board Trustee for Ward D. He did not seek re-election to this role in the2004 election.
In the2013 Edmonton municipal election, Martin once again won election as the Edmonton Public School Board Trustee for Ward D. He did not seek re-election in the2017 election.
In 2003, Martin supportedBill Blaikie's unsuccessful campaign to become leader of the federalNew Democratic Party.
Ray Martin has run and lost in four federal elections, each time as an NDP candidate. He ran in the1997,2000,2008, and2011 federal elections, inEdmonton North,Edmonton Centre-East, andEdmonton East (twice), respectively.
| 1979 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Norwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 3,950 | 47.15% | -12.22% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,194 | 38.12% | 12.58% | ||||
| Social Credit | Mike Ekelund | 703 | 8.39% | -6.04% | ||||
| Liberal | Walter G. Coombs | 486 | 5.80% | – | ||||
| Communist | Kimball Cariou | 45 | 0.54% | -0.13% | ||||
| Total | 8,378 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 97 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 16,231 | 52.21% | 5.41% | |||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -12.40% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 1982 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Norwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,857 | 46.22% | 8.10% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Falcone | 4,782 | 45.51% | -1.64% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | John Hudson | 569 | 5.41% | – | ||||
| Independent | Georg J.P. Wowk | 263 | 2.50% | – | ||||
| Communist | David Wallis | 37 | 0.35% | -0.19% | ||||
| Total | 10,508 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 17,050 | 61.98% | 9.85% | |||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | -4.15% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 1986 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Norwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 5,272 | 69.62% | 23.39% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Catherine Chichak | 1,942 | 25.64% | -19.86% | ||||
| Liberal | David R. Long | 359 | 4.74% | – | ||||
| Total | 7,573 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,632 | 48.61% | -13.36% | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | 21.63% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 1989 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Norwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,229 | 57.60% | -12.02% | ||||
| Liberal | Luis C. Baptista | 1,594 | 21.71% | 16.97% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dan Papirnik | 1,519 | 20.69% | -4.95% | ||||
| Total | 7,342 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,068 | 48.83% | 0.22% | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -4.04% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 1993 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Norwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Beniuk | 4,944 | 42.76% | 21.05% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,749 | 32.43% | -25.17% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fay Orr | 2,517 | 21.77% | 1.08% | ||||
| Social Credit | Alan Cruikshank | 264 | 2.28% | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Maury Shapka | 88 | 0.76% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,562 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 49 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 22,844 | 50.83% | 2.00% | |||||
| Liberalgain fromNew Democratic | Swing | -12.78% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"Edmonton-Norwood Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2004 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 5,259 | 50.83% | 31.68% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Julius E. Yankowsky | 3,041 | 29.39% | -16.26% | ||||
| Liberal | Sam Parmar | 1,164 | 11.25% | -20.49% | ||||
| Alberta Alliance | Philip Gamache | 458 | 4.43% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Ken Shipka | 283 | 2.74% | – | ||||
| Green | Benoit Couture | 141 | 1.36% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,346 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 35 | 53 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,569 | 44.05% | -4.68% | |||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | 3.76% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"00 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, 2004 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2005).Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Enumeration and General Election of the Twenty-sixth Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. | ||||||||
| 2008 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Vandermeer | 4,182 | 39.63% | 10.24% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 3,845 | 36.44% | -14.39% | ||||
| Liberal | Dawit Isaac | 1,996 | 18.92% | 7.67% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Brian Dell | 289 | 2.74% | -1.69% | ||||
| Green | Frédérique Pivot | 183 | 1.73% | 0.37% | ||||
| Social Credit | Robin Porteous | 57 | 0.54% | -2.20% | ||||
| Total | 10,552 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | 21 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 28,057 | 37.69% | -6.36% | |||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromNew Democratic | Swing | -9.12% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"25 - Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, 2008 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2008).The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.:Elections Alberta. RetrievedApril 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Glenora | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heather Klimchuk | 6,183 | 38.24% | -1.66% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 4,143 | 25.62% | 10.52% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Don Koziak | 2,732 | 16.90% | 14.51% | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Miller | 1,670 | 10.33% | -28.74% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Sue Huff | 1,441 | 8.91% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,169 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 119 | 55 | 6 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,262 | 55.68% | 13.23% | |||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | 5.89% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"34 - Edmonton-Glenora, 2012 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | Expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Deborah Grey | 16,124 | 44.30% | $56,921 | ||
| Liberal | Jonathan Murphy | 11,820 | 32.47% | $46,517 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ray Martin | 5,413 | 14.87% | $60,286 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Mitch Panciuk | 2,811 | 7.72% | $51,169 | ||
| Natural Law | Ric Johnsen | 226 | 0.62% | |||
| Total valid votes | 36,394 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.27% | ||||
| Turnout | 36,493 | 55.63% | ||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Centre-East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Peter Goldring | 17,768 | 42.43 | -2.14 | $58,345 | |||
| Liberal | Sue Olsen | 14,323 | 34.20 | -0.38 | $57,858 | |||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 7,304 | 17.44 | +5.65 | $56,287 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Mahfouz | 2,252 | 5.37 | -1.93 | $1,688 | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 222 | 0.53 | – | $238 | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,869 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 156 | 0.37 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,025 | 53.42 | +1.73 | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election:Edmonton East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Peter Goldring | 21,487 | 51.31 | +1.18 | $72,687 | |||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 13,318 | 31.80 | +13.33 | $27,417 | |||
| Liberal | Stephanie Laskoski | 4,578 | 10.93 | -15.23 | $9,666 | |||
| Green | Trey Capnerhurst | 2,488 | 5.94 | +0.70 | $752 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,871 | 100.00 | $92,946 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 151 | 0.36 | -0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,022 | 45.43 | -9.9 | |||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election:Edmonton East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Peter Goldring | 24,111 | 52.75 | +1.44 | $74,313 | |||
| New Democratic | Ray Martin | 17,078 | 37.36 | +5.56 | $55,462 | |||
| Liberal | Shafik Ruda | 3,176 | 6.95 | -3.98 | $17,634 | |||
| Green | Trey Capnerhurst | 1,345 | 2.94 | -3.00 | $2,546 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,710 | 100.00 | $95,270 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 194 | 0.42 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,904 | 50.27 | +4.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 91,321 | – | – | |||||
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
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| Preceded by | MLAEdmonton-Norwood 1982-1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta 1985-1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | MLAEdmonton Beverly-Clareview 2004-2008 | Succeeded by |
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