John Martin (British Columbia politician)

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.

John Martin
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Chilliwack
In office
May 14, 2013  September 21, 2020
Preceded byJohn Les
Succeeded byDan Coulter
Personal details
Born1958 or 1959 (age 64–65)[1]
Political partyBC Liberal
Other political
affiliations
BC Conservative (former)
SpouseMargaret
ResidenceChilliwack
Professioncriminologist and professor

Academia

Martin is an associate professor at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, teaching courses at the University of the Fraser Valley[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] (formerly called UCFV until 2008), and a research associate at the UFV Centre for Criminal Justice Research.[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] In addition to his work at the UFV-Chilliwack campus,[lower-alpha 2] 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,[lower-alpha 1] both in criminology,[3] and also received a diploma in Criminal Justice from UCFV.[lower-alpha 2]

Politics

Martin announced on December 5, 2011 that he would seek the British Columbia Conservative party nomination in the Chilliwack-Hope by-election.[lower-alpha 5] 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]

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

2020 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDan Coulter7,34941.56+9.18$5,919.34
LiberalJohn Martin5,10228.85−19.57$36,378.86
ConservativeDiane Janzen2,91016.46$20,583.54
GreenTim Cooper1,88810.68−6.42$2,161.84
IndependentJosue Anderson2571.45$2,965.16
LibertarianAndrew Coombes1771.00$0.00
Total valid votes 17,683100.00
Total rejected ballots   
Turnout   
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC[6][7]
2017 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJohn Martin9,28048.42+0.84$43,462
New DemocraticTracey Lorrean O'Hara6,20732.38+1.17$7,077
GreenWayne Froese3,27717.10+8.71$855
IndependentRyan McKinnon4022.10
Total valid votes 19,166100.00
Total rejected ballots 1390.72
Turnout 19,30555.43
Source: Elections BC[8]
2013 British Columbia general election: Chilliwack
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Martin9,98347.58
New DemocraticPatti MacAhonic6,54831.21
ConservativeChad Elton Eros2,51011.96
GreenKim Reimer1,7618.39
ExcaliburMichael Raymond Halliday1810.86
Total valid votes 21,002100.00
Total rejected ballots 1010.48
Turnout 21,10355.85
Source: Elections BC[9]

Personal life

Raised in Canada (lower mainland), married (wife Margaret), and a Chilliwack resident (member of the local Royal Canadian Legion).[3]

Notes

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