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Martin, a teacher by profession, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly Of Alberta in the 1982 Provincial Election as one member of a two-member Alberta New Democratic Party Caucus . He became leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party in 1984 , succeeding Grant Notley who had died in a plane crash. Martin led the party to a highwater mark winning 16 seats in the 1986 Provincial Election , making him Leader Of The Opposition in the legislature. The NDP matched this performance in the 1989 Election . In 1993 , the party was wiped out, and Martin was defeated in his riding, Edmonton Norwood, by Liberal Andrew Beniuk. He gave up the party's leadership in 1994 . Martin was defeated when he later ran as an NDP Candididate in the 1997 and 2000 Federal Elections in the Edmonton North and Edmonton Centre-East ridings. From 2001 to 2004, Martin was elected as a Trustee on the Edmonton Public School Board. Martin also dabbled as a political columnist for the '' Edmonton Sun '', and a financial planner and consultant. In 2003 , Martin supported Bill Blaikie 's campaign to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party . Martin returned to the Legislative Assembly Of Alberta as the NDP Member Of The Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edmonton Beverly Clareview after an absence of eleven years by winning a seat in the 2004 General Election . EXTERNAL LINKS
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