Martha Hall Findlay
Politician
1959 –
Who is Martha Hall Findlay?
Martha Hall Findlay is a Canadian businesswoman, entrepreneur, lawyer and politician from Toronto, Ontario. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada's candidate in the Toronto riding of Willowdale in a federal by-election held on March 17, 2008, to fill a vacancy created by former Liberal MP Jim Peterson's resignation. She was re-elected in the 2008 general election but lost her seat in the 2011 election.
She had previously been the party's candidate for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2004 federal election, losing narrowly to Conservative candidate Belinda Stronach, and the first declared candidate for the Liberal Party leadership election to succeed Paul Martin in 2006. She was also an unsuccessful candidate in the 2013 leadership race.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1959
Toronto - Spouses
- Doug Findlay
(1981 - )
- Doug Findlay
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
International relations
(1980 - ) - Bachelor of Laws, Osgoode Hall Law School
( - 1987) - Toronto French School
- Georgian Bay Secondary School
- University of Toronto
- Lived in
- Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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