John Raymond Martyr (25 May 1932 – 18 June 2021)[1] was an Australian politician.

Martyr had a long history of involvement with the Australian Labor Party from his late teens, but due to his involvement with the anti-communist Roman Catholic "Movement" under the aegis of B.

He became an organiser and candidate with the Democratic Labor Party, and on 14 April 1956 married Doris Dent, a local ALP branch secretary and Police Union staffer who was also involved with the Movement.

He eventually joined the Liberal Party, and in 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Swan, defeating sitting Labor member Adrian Bennett.

On 11 March 1981, he was appointed to the Australian Senate to fill the casual vacancy created by Allan Rocher who resigned to transfer to the House of Representatives.