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Electoral history of Paul Martin
List of elections featuring Paul Martin as a candidate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is the Electoral history of Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada.
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A liberal, Martin served one term as prime minister (2003 to 2006), succeeding Jean Chrétien.
Martin led the Liberal Party of Canada in two general elections (2004 and 2006). Following his defeat in the 2006 election, he resigned as prime minister and party leader. He was succeeded as prime minister by Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Stéphane Dion succeeded him as leader of the Liberal Party.
Martin stood for election to the House of Commons of Canada six times and was elected each time. He served continuously in the House from 1988 to 2008.
Martin stood for election as leader of the Liberal Party twice. He lost in 1990 to Chrétien, but he won in 2003, succeeding Chrétien as Liberal leader and prime minister.