James Martin (Queensland politician)

James Martin
MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stretton
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 July 2021
Preceded byDuncan Pegg
Personal details
Born (1981-04-20) 20 April 1981 (age 43)
Political partyLabor
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Griffith University
OccupationElectorate officer, industrial advocate and union organiser

James Robert Martin (born 20 April 1981)[1] is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Labor member for Stretton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, having been elected at the 2021 Stretton state by-election on 24 July 2021.[2][3][4]

Martin replaced Duncan Pegg, who died of cancer in June 2021. Prior to his election, Martin had worked as an electorate officer for Pegg from 2015 until Pegg's death. He had previously contested Calamvale Ward at the local government elections for Brisbane City Council in 2020, achieving an 11.4% primary swing towards Labor but was not elected.[5] He holds a Bachelor's degree from Griffith University and a Master's degree from University of Queensland.[2][6]

  1. ^ "Mr James Martin". Queensland Parliament.
  2. ^ a b "Stretton by-election 2021 Results". ABC News - Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Labor's James Martin wins Stretton by-election". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Stretton State By-election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Calamvale - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Member Details - Mr James Martin". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2021.