John Martin (British Columbia politician)
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John Martin | |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack | |
| In office May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Les |
| Succeeded by | Dan Coulter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)[1] |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | BC Conservative (former) |
| Spouse | Margaret |
| Residence | Chilliwack |
| Profession | criminologist and professor |
John Martin (born[1] 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician and a professor of criminology, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Chilliwack as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Academia
[edit]Martin is an associate professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, teaching courses at the University of the Fraser Valley[a][b] (formerly called UCFV until 2008), and a research associate at the UFV Centre for Criminal Justice Research.[c][d] In addition to his work at the UFV-Chilliwack campus,[b] Martin also taught criminal justice classes at Douglas College, Native Education Centre, Lethbridge College, Pacific Regional Training Centre (for RCMP members), and the Staff College of the Correctional Service of Canada, as well as a Canadian Studies class at Takushoku University in Japan.[3]
Martin received a B.A. and then an M.A. from Simon Fraser University,[a] both in criminology,[3] and also received[when?] a diploma in Criminal Justice from UCFV.[b]
Politics
[edit]Martin announced on December 5, 2011 that he would seek the British Columbia Conservative party nomination in the Chilliwack-Hope by-election.[e] He became the Tory nominee (was acclaimed as the British Columbia Conservative Party candidate) in 2012, and also was named a member of the minority party shadow cabinet as a counterpart to the then-Liberal-party-member Attorney General of British Columbia.[4] Martin was first elected, as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,[3] during the May 2013 provincial election.[2] From 2017-2020, Martin represented the Chilliwack district as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Victoria.[3]
In government, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. In Opposition, he served as the Official Opposition critic for Labour.
Martin has written columns for The Vancouver Province, The Chilliwack Times, and The Abbotsford Times;[5] he received a Certificate of Technology in Broadcast Communications from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2020 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Dan Coulter | 7,349 | 41.56 | +9.18 | $5,919.34 | |||
| Liberal | John Martin | 5,102 | 28.85 | −19.57 | $36,378.86 | |||
| Conservative | Diane Janzen | 2,910 | 16.46 | – | $20,583.54 | |||
| Green | Tim Cooper | 1,888 | 10.68 | −6.42 | $2,161.84 | |||
| Independent | Josue Anderson | 257 | 1.45 | – | $2,965.16 | |||
| Libertarian | Andrew Coombes | 177 | 1.00 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,683 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC[6][7] | ||||||||
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | John Martin | 9,280 | 48.42 | +0.84 | $43,462 | |||
| New Democratic | Tracey Lorrean O'Hara | 6,207 | 32.38 | +1.17 | $7,077 | |||
| Green | Wayne Froese | 3,277 | 17.10 | +8.71 | $855 | |||
| Independent | Ryan McKinnon | 402 | 2.10 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,166 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,305 | 55.43 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[8] | ||||||||
| 2013 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Martin | 9,983 | 47.58 | |||||
| New Democratic | Patti MacAhonic | 6,548 | 31.21 | |||||
| Conservative | Chad Elton Eros | 2,510 | 11.96 | |||||
| Green | Kim Reimer | 1,761 | 8.39 | |||||
| Excalibur | Michael Raymond Halliday | 181 | 0.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,002 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 101 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,103 | 55.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[9] | ||||||||
| British Columbia provincial by-election, April 19, 2012: Chilliwack-Hope | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gwen O'Mahony | 6,022 | 41.89 | +8 | ||||
| Liberal | Laurie Throness | 4,593 | 31.95 | -22 | ||||
| Conservative | John Martin | 3,615 | 25.15 | +18 | ||||
| Libertarian | Lewis Dahlby | 145 | 1.01 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 14,375 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | |||||||
| Turnout | 14,401 | 41.12 | ||||||
| "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope By-elections" (PDF). Elections B.C. Retrieved 2013-03-07. | ||||||||
Personal life
[edit]Raised in Canada (lower mainland), married (wife Margaret), and a Chilliwack resident (member of the local Royal Canadian Legion).[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b https://www.ufv.ca/cjsr/who-we-are/
- ^ a b c https://www.ufv.ca/criminology/contact-us/faculty--non-teaching-faculty/martin-john.htm
- ^ http://cjr.ufv.ca/our-team/
- ^ The centre was formerly called the Centre for Criminal Justice Social Research, and as of sometime prior to 2017 is also known as the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research.
- ^ http://www.thevalleyvoice.ca/Voice%20Stories/December%202011/John%20Martin%20Declares%20Bid%20For%20Chilliwack-Hope%20Conservative%20Nomination%20-%20Dec%206%202011.htm
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Religion, city politics in byelection mix". Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ a b "Fraser Valley: End of the line for van Dongen as Liberals bolster stronghold in Fraser Valley" Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. The Province, May 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/40th-Parliament/Martin-John
- ^ http://www.chilliwacktimes.com/news/244949961.html
- ^ "Conservative hopeful John Martin wanted CBC dismantled, health care scrapped | the Hook, A Tyee blog". 7 December 2011.
- ^ "2020 Provincial General Election Final Voting Results". electionsbcenr.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 40th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 17 May 2017.