# Eld Martin

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

## Political career

Martin ran as an independent candidate in the [1940 Alberta general election](/source/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](/source/1944_Alberta_general_election) he was defeated in a four-way race by Social Credit candidate [W. Floyd Gilliland](/source/William_Gilliland).[3]

## References

1. ["Guide Parlementaire Canadien"](https://books.google.com/books?id=vlpLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Martin,+eld+james%22). 1944.

1. ["Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election"](http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1940&Constit=Peace_River). Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.

1. ["Peace River Official Results 1944 Alberta general election"](http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1944&Constit=Peace_River). Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.

## External links

- [Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing](https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf)

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