Doug Martindale(born May 25, 1947) is a politician inManitoba,Canada. He was a member of theLegislative Assembly of Manitobafrom 1990 to 2011, serving as a member of theNew Democratic Party.
Doug Martindale | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| In office 1990–2011 | |
| Preceded by | William Chornopyski |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Wight |
| Constituency | Burrows |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1947 Brockville,Ontario,Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada |
Early life and career
editMartindale was born inBrockville,Ontario.He holds aBachelor of Artsdegree fromBrock University(1973) and aMaster of Divinitydegree fromVictoria University(1976). He is an ordainedUnited Churchminister, and has practiced inSaskatchewan(1976–80) and at a mission in north-endWinnipeg(1980–90).[1][2]He has been involved in several outreach programs among Winnipeg's poor and aboriginal communities, and remains active in efforts to combat homelessness. He helped to convert St. John's United Church into a co-op apartment complex, and was a founding member of Inner City Voice newspaper. In the legislature, he has served as Chair of the Justice, Social and Economic Development Committees.[3]
In 1973, he married Carol Wachniak. The couple has two children.[4]
Martindale defeated incumbent MLAConrad Santosto win theNew Democratic Partynomination for the northwest Winnipeg division ofBurrowsin the1988 provincial election.[5]He was defeated in the general election byLiberalcandidateWilliam Chornopyski.The seat had previously been regarded as safe for the NDP, but local divisions and a provincial swing away from the party contributed to Martindale's defeat.
Opposition member
editNDP support had recovered somewhat by the1990 election,and Martindale was able to defeat Chornopyski in a rematch. TheProgressive Conservativeswon a majority government underGary Filmon,and Martindale served in theofficial oppositionas his party's critic for family services and housing.[6]He opposed the Filmon government's cuts to child welfare and education support, and called for an inquiry into allegations of emotional abuse and unethical treatment at the Osborne House battered women's shelter.[7]He also criticized the government's introduction of a "welfarefraud hotline ", describing it as" punitive and unnecessary "and noting that Manitoba lost far more money each year to income tax fraud.[8]Nonetheless, Martindale supported the government's early intervention policy as a means of keeping more children with their families and out of the supervision of Child and Family Services.[9]
Martindale was re-elected in the1995 general election,as the Progressive Conservatives won a second majority government across the province. He continued to serve as family services critic, and opposed another round of child welfare cuts introduced by the Filmon government later in the year.[10]When the government introduced further benefit cuts of up to 10% for single, employable people, Martindale described Filmon's administration as the "cruelest, most heartless government in Canada".[11]In 1999, he and fellow NDP MLADiane McGiffordorganized consultative meetings of parents and day-care providers.[12]
Government backbencher
editThe New Democratic Party won a majority government in the1999 general electionunder the leadership ofGary Doer.Martindale was easily re-elected in Burrows, defeating controversialschool trusteeMike Babinsky of theLiberal Party.He served as abackbenchsupporter of the Doer government. In 2002, he was appointed to a four-member task force seeking public input on the future of the province's mining and petroleum sectors.[13]There was some speculation that he would be appointed to cabinet after his re-election in2003,but this did not occur.[14]
In 2004, Martindale brought forward a parliamentary motion urging the provincial government to declare the last Saturday of November as Day of the Ukrainian Famine/Genocide, commemorating the victims of theHolodomorof 1932-33.[15]He was an international observer to theUkrainian presidential electionin December 2004.[16]
Martindale was re-elected in the2007 provincial election.[17]
In 2011, he announced that he would not be seeking reelection. Martindale said that he would be teaching atBooth University CollegeandProvidence University College,and would return to preaching as a United Church minister.[18]
Federal politics
editMartindale supportedLorne Nystrom's bid to become leader of the federalNew Democratic Partyin 1995, and endorsedBill Blaikiein 2003.
Trivia
edit- Martindale played the role ofJ.S. Woodsworthduring a 1994 commemoration of the 1919Winnipeg General Strike.[19]
- Since 2001, Martindale has taken part in a challenge organized byEvangelicals for Social Actionto fast and pray during theMuslimholy month ofRamadan.He has called for greater dialogue betweenChristianand Muslim groups.[20]
Electoral record
edit| 2007 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 3,790 | 70.75 | 1.74 | $16,207.51 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Negrych | 1,005 | 18.76 | 11.47 | $13,322.81 | |||
| Liberal | Bernd Hohne | 562 | 10.49 | -11.09 | $3,416.97 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,357 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 29 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 10,747 | 50.12 | -0.01 | |||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007).Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2003 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,004 | 69.01 | 2.67 | $14,056.29 | |||
| Liberal | Tony Sanchez | 1,252 | 21.58 | -2.23 | $17,240.92 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Derek Lambert | 423 | 7.29 | -2.03 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Catharine Johannson | 123 | 2.12 | – | $200.80 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,802 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 31 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,636 | 50.13 | -15.51 | |||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003).Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1999 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 5,151 | 66.34 | -1.13 | $21,056.00 | |||
| Liberal | Mike Babinsky | 1,849 | 23.81 | 9.26 | $24,553.70 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Cheryl Clark | 724 | 9.32 | -8.66 | $11,879.28 | |||
| Communist | Darrell Rankin | 41 | 0.53 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,765 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 55 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,914 | 65.64 | 1.73 | |||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999).Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1995 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,748 | 67.46 | 13.12 | $18,404.00 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill McGee | 1,266 | 17.99 | -1.11 | $13,414.34 | |||
| Liberal | Naty Yankech | 1,024 | 14.55 | -12.01 | $13,401.87 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,038 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 58 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,104 | 63.90 | -2.96 | |||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999).Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1990 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 4,206 | 54.34 | 13.55 | ||||
| Liberal | William Chornopyski | 2,056 | 26.56 | -15.71 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Aune | 1,478 | 19.10 | 4.98 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,740 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 29 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,619 | 66.86 | 0.82 | |||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999).Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1988 Manitoba general election:Burrows | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Chornopyski | 3,114 | 42.27 | 33.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Doug Martindale | 3,005 | 40.79 | -12.25 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allan Yap | 1,040 | 14.12 | -0.09 | ||||
| Independent | Michael Kibzey | 129 | 1.75 | – | ||||
| Communist | Lorne Robson | 79 | 1.07 | -0.89 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,367 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 45 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,222 | 66.05 | 4.45 | |||||
| LiberalgainfromNew Democratic | Swing | +16.52 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source:Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999).Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999(PDF)(Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
All electoral information is taken fromElections Manitoba.Expenditures refer to candidate expenses.
Footnotes
edit- ^"Loser in riding fight seeks NDP leadership",Globe and Mail,28 March 1988, A4. The article title refers toConrad Santos.
- ^Biography: Doug MartindaleArchivedJanuary 18, 2005, at theWayback Machine,New Democratic Party of Manitoba, accessed 27 February 2007.
- ^Leah Janzen, "$1.1M handed out for city's homeless",Winnipeg Free Press,11 May 2004, B8.
- ^"Rev. Doug Martindale".Association for Manitoba Archives.Retrieved12 May2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Ousted MLA joins leadership contest",Winnipeg Free Press,27 March 1981, A1. Martindale defeated Santos on the third ballot by a vote of 64 to 37. The other candidates wereEd Kowalchukand Colleen Allen. Allen later sought the federalNew Democratic Partynomination forSelkirk—Red Riverin the1993 election,and lost to Jason Schreyer. See David Roberts, "A chip off the old Schreyer",Globe and Mail,1 May 1993, D2.
- ^Ruth Teichrob, "Swelling rolls mean welfare budget up but recipients' income down",Winnipeg Free Press,7 April 1993; Paul Samyn, "Security deposit changes planned", 23 June 1993.
- ^Ruth Teichrob, "Abuse lawsuits urged",Winnipeg Free Press,20 July 1993 [child welfare]; Frances Russell, "Student aid crisis ignored",Winnipeg Free Press,20 September 1994 [education support]; Ruth Teichrob, "Independent probe of shelter sought",Winnipeg Free Press,18 May 1993.
- ^Alice Krueger, "Phone tips net welfare cheats",Winnipeg Free Press,19 September 1994; Alice Krueger, "Taking aim at rural cheats",Winnipeg Free Press,11 February 1995.
- ^Paul Samyn, "Plan ties kids to kin",Winnipeg Free Press,19 November 1994.
- ^Treena Khan, "City plays hardball on welfare",Winnipeg Free Press,4 October 1995, A5.
- ^David Roberts, "Single people on welfare target of Manitoba cutbacks",Globe and Mail,13 March 1996, A6.
- ^Nick Martin, "Parents tell NDP day-care shortage critical",Winnipeg Free Press,14 February 1999, A3.
- ^"Mining task force sets meeting dates",Winnipeg Free Press,5 February 2002, A12.
- ^Daniel Lett, "Picking cabinet Doer's next job",Winnipeg Free Press,5 June 2003, A5.
- ^"Doug speaks to his resolution on recognition of Ukrainian Famine/Genocide of 1932-33"[permanent dead link],Manitoba Hansard, accessed 27 February 2007.
- ^"MLAs will help ensure fair election in Ukraine",Winnipeg Free Press,18 December 2004, B16; "Winnipeggers in thick of Ukraine's vote",Winnipeg Free Press,23 December 2004, A1.
- ^"Burrows".Manitoba.CBC News.Retrieved12 May2014.
- ^"NDP MLA trades politics for the pulpit".Winnipeg Free Press.2 April 2011.Retrieved12 May2014.
- ^Stevens Wild, "Unions remember the past, vow to confront the future",Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^Carol Sanders, "Visit to mosque opens eyes",Winnipeg Free Press,15 November 2001, B4.