Robin Martin

Robin Martin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Eglinton—Lawrence as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Martin ran in Eglinton-Lawrence in 2014 but lost to incumbent Liberal Mike Colle. She defeated Colle in a re-match in 2018. Prior to being elected into the Ontario Legislature, Martin practiced litigation for over a decade at Osler and Lenczner[2]

Robin Martin MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Michael Colle
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office June 26, 2019
Minister	Christine Elliott
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Health)
In office June 29, 2018 – June 26, 2019
Minister	Christine Elliott
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life

Robin Martin was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Gord and Ruth. She was a child of two. In 1989, Robin married her high-school sweetheart Jon Martin. They had two children in 1993 and 1995. Martin holds a joint Honours undergraduate degree in Political Science and History from McGill University in Montreal. Upon graduation, she received Guy F. Drummond scholarship for one year to attend L'Institut D'etudes Politiques de Paris in France. After her return, she received a Masters Degree from McGill University in Political Theory. She studied with renowned Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor. In 1991, Robin graduated with a law degree from the University of Toronto.

Prior to Election

In 1993, Martin was called to the bar and practiced law for over 10 years specializing in litigation. She then worked as a policy advisor within Ontario's Ministry of Health. Following the defeat of the then-Conservative government, Martin went on to work at StrategyCorp.

Political career

In June 2018, Martin was elected as a member of provincial parliament defeating long-time incumbent Mike Colle. She was sworn in as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Health) on June 29, 2018 and reappointed as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health on June 26, 2019.[3]

In November 2019, MPP Martin introduced her first Private Members' Bill, the Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act. This act received unanimous support from across party lines at Second and Third readings.[4]

Electoral record

2018 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Robin Martin	19,999	40.38	+6.62
	Liberal	Mike Colle	19,042	38.45	-16.35
	New Democratic	Robyn Vilde	8,985	18.14	+10.80
	Green	Reuben Anthony DeBoer	1,190	2.40	-0.73
	Libertarian	Michael Staffieri	211	0.43
	Trillium	Lionel Wayne Poizner	100	0.20
Total valid votes			49,527	100.0
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

2014 Ontario general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Colle	22,855	54.80	+0.65
	Progressive Conservative	Robin Martin	14,079	33.76	+0.21
	New Democratic	Thomas Gallezot	3,060	7.34	-2.48
	Green	Lucas C. McCann	1,305	3.13	+1.63
	Freedom	Michael Bone	264	0.63	+0.23
	Independent	Erwin Sniedzins	143	0.34	–
Total valid votes			41,706	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.22
Source: Elections Ontario[6]

References

1. Syed, Fatima (June 7, 2018). "Another upset for Liberals as veteran MPP Mike Colle loses to PC Robin Martin". Toronto Star.
2. "About". Robin Martin.
3. "Robin Martin | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org.
4. "Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
5. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
6. "Official result from the records, 020 Eglinton—Lawrence" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.