Tammy Martin

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Tammy Martin
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Cape Breton Centre
Assumed office
May 30, 2017
Preceded byDavid Wilton
Personal details
BornOntario
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceNew Waterford, Nova Scotia

Tammy Martin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre.[1]

Before her election, Martin was employed by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the Canadian Union of Public Employees.[2] She resides in New Waterford, Nova Scotia.[3]

Martin first attempted to enter provincial politics in a 2015 byelection,[4] but was defeated by Liberal David Wilton.[5] She ran again in the 2017 election, this time defeating Wilton.[6]

Electoral record

References

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Tammy Martin unseats Liberal David Wilton in Cape Breton Centre". Global News, May 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "MLA biography". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "NDP biography". Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  4. ^ "NDP choose candidate for Cape Breton Centre". Cape Breton Post. May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  5. ^ "Wilton wins in Cape Breton Centre". Cape Breton Post. July 14, 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  6. ^ "Election brings change to CBRM". Cape Breton Post. May 30, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.