Electoral history of Paul Martin

This article is the Electoral history of Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada.

A liberal, Martin served one term as prime minister (2003 to 2006), succeeding Jean Chrétien.

He was succeeded as prime minister by Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Martin ranks fifteenth out of twenty-three prime ministers for time in office, serving one term of two years and fifty-six days.

[1] Martin was the seventh of eight prime ministers from Quebec, the others being Sir John Abbott, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Louis St. Laurent, Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chrétien, and Justin Trudeau.

He remained in Cabinet until 2002, when he resigned to begin a challenge to Chrétien's leadership of the Liberal Party.

In the subsequent election in January 2006, he was defeated by Harper and the Conservatives, who formed a minority government.

His total service in the House of Commons was nineteen years, ten months, and twenty-three days.

In his first general election, Martin won a minority government, defeating the new Conservative leader, Stephen Harper.

In his second general election, Martin was defeated by Harper, who formed a minority government.

Turner retired in 2003 and Martin won the subsequent leadership convention.

At the leadership convention held in 1990, Martin lost to Chrétien, who became the Liberal leader.