Keith Martin
Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, British Columbia, from 1994 to 2011. Liberal. Cast 481 ballots in recorded divisions and voted against the party line 14 times.
ballots cast481335 yea · 146 nay
against party line142.91% of cast
hansard statements2,5201994–2011
elections66 won
Service
| Riding | Province | Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | BC | Reform | 1994-01-17 | 2000-10-22 |
| Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | BC | Canadian Alliance | 2001-01-29 | 2004-01-13 |
| Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | BC | Independent | 2004-01-14 | 2004-05-23 |
| Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca | BC | Liberal | 2004-10-04 | 2011-03-26 |
Ballots cast by year
One bar per calendar year: recorded divisions where Keith Martin voted yea or nay. Absences and pairings are not ballots and are not drawn. Votes against the party line, if any, are the lit slice at the base of the bar.
Against the party line
Every recorded division where Keith Martin voted against the majority of their own caucus — all 14 of them, in full, because a count without its list is a claim and not a record.
| Date | Vote | Party | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That Bill C-10 be amended by restoring Clause 1 as follows: “1. Section 84 of the Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after subsection (4): (5) In determining, for the purposes of any of subsections 85(3), 95(2), 96(2) and 98(4), section 98.1 and subsections 99(2), 100(2), 102(2), 103(2) and 117.01(3), whether a convicted person has committed a second, third or subsequent offence, if the person was earlier convicted of any of the following offences, that offence is to be considered as an earlier offence: (a) an offence under section 85, 95, 96, 98, 98.1, 99, 100, 102 or 103 or subsection 117.01(1); (b) an offence under section 244; or (c) an offence under section 220, 236, 239, 272 or 273, subsection 279(1) or section 279.1, 344 or 346 if a firearm was used in the commission of the offence. However, an earlier offence shall not be taken into account if ten years have elapsed between the day on which the person was convicted of the earlier offence and the day on which the person was convicted of the offence for which sentence is being imposed, not taking into account any time in custody. (6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the only question to be considered is the sequence of convictions and no consideration shall be given to the sequence of commission of offences or whether any offence occurred before or after any conviction.” |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That the Motion proposing to restore Clause 1 of Bill C-10 be amended by substituting the following for the portion of subsection 84(5) before paragraph (a) contained in that Motion: “(5) In determining, for the purposes of any of subsections 85(3), 95(2), 99(2), 100(2) and 103(2), whether a convicted person has committed a second or subsequent offence, if the person was earlier convicted of any of the following offences, that offence is to be considered as an earlier offence:”. |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That the Motion proposing to restore Clause 2 of Bill C-10 be amended by substituting the following for paragraphs 85(3)(b) and (c) contained in that Motion: “(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of three years.”. |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That Bill C-10 be amended by restoring Clause 2 as follows: “2. (1) Paragraph 85(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) while committing an indictable offence, other than an offence under section 220 (criminal negligence causing death), 236 (manslaughter), 239 (attempted murder), 244 (discharging firearm with intent), 272 (sexual assault with a weapon) or 273 (aggravated sexual assault), subsection 279(1) (kidnapping) or section 279.1 (hostage-taking), 344 (robbery) or 346 (extortion), (2) Paragraphs 85(3)(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the following: (b) in the case of a second offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of three years; and (c) in the case of a third or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of five years.” |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That Bill C-10 be amended by restoring Clause 17 as follows: “17. Section 239 of the Act is replaced by the following: 239. (1) Every person who attempts by any means to commit murder is guilty of an indictable offence and liable (a) if a restricted firearm or prohibited firearm is used in the commission of the offence or if any firearm is used in the commission of the offence and the offence is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of (i) in the case of a first offence, five years, (ii) in the case of a second offence, seven years, and (iii) in the case of a third or subsequent offence, ten years; (a.1) in any other case where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life. (2) In determining, for the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), whether a convicted person has committed a second, third or subsequent offence, if the person was earlier convicted of any of the following offences, that offence is to be considered as an earlier offence: (a) an offence under this section; (b) an offence under subsection 85(1) or (2) or section 244; or (c) an offence under section 220, 236, 272 or 273, subsection 279(1) or section 279.1, 344 or 346 if a firearm was used in the commission of the offence. However, an earlier offence shall not be taken into account if ten years have elapsed between the day on which the person was convicted of the earlier offence and the day on which the person was convicted of the offence for which sentence is being imposed, not taking into account any time in custody. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the only question to be considered is the sequence of convictions and no consideration shall be given to the sequence of commission of offences or whether any offence occurred before or after any conviction.” |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That Bill C-10 be amended by restoring the long title as follows: “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum penalties for offences involving firearms) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act” |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That the Motion proposing to restore Clause 17 of Bill C-10 be amended: (a) by substituting the following for subparagraphs 239(1)(a)(ii) and (iii) contained in that Motion: “(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, seven years;” (b) by substituting, in the English version, the following for the portion of subsection 239(2) before paragraph (a) contained in that Motion: “(2) In determining, for the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), whether a convicted person has committed a second or subsequent offence, if the person was earlier convicted of any of the following offences, that offence is to be considered as an earlier offence:”. |
| 2007-05-07 | Yea | Liberal | C-10 · That Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum penalties for offences involving firearms) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
| 2007-12-05 | Yea | Liberal | That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to extend property rights to Canadians. |
| 2008-05-28 | Nay | Liberal | C-33 · That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
| 2008-05-28 | Nay | Liberal | C-33 · That this question be now put. |
| 2009-11-04 | Yea | Liberal | C-391 · That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. |
| 2011-03-09 | Yea | Liberal | C-473 · That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
| 2011-03-09 | Nay | Liberal | C-393 · That Motion No. 3 be amended by deleting all the words after the words “The provisions of this Act that amend the Patent Act” and substituting the following: “shall cease to apply on the day that is the tenth anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into force unless, before that day, the application of those provisions is subject to a comprehensive review by the standing committee designated by the House of Commons for that purpose, that committee recommends that they be maintained and the House of Commons approves that recommendation.”. |
Elections
| Date | Riding | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-10-25 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Reform | 16,352 | 35.29% | elected |
| 1997-06-02 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Reform | 20,370 | 43.43% | elected |
| 2000-11-27 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Canadian Alliance | 23,982 | 49.73% | elected |
| 2004-06-28 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Liberal | 19,389 | 35.30% | elected |
| 2006-01-23 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Liberal | 20,761 | 34.93% | elected |
| 2008-10-14 | Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca (BC) | Liberal | 20,042 | 34.18% | elected |
Method
A ballot is a yea or a nay. Absences (255 here) and pairings (0) are recorded but are not votes, and every rate on this page divides by ballots cast, never by divisions held.
A dissent is a caucus dissent. Ballots cast while sitting as an Independent are never counted as dissents — an Independent has no party line to defy. The source dump flags 61 such ballots anyway; this site excludes them, and documents the artefact in correction 0001.
The record has edges. Memberships and Hansard begin 1994-01-17; recorded divisions begin 2006-05-08. A member who served before that date shows zero ballots because the record starts there, not because they never voted.
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