James Robert Martin (born 20 April 1981) is an Australian politician who currently serves as the

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member for Stretton in the

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, having been elected at the 2021 Stretton state by-election on 24 July 2021. 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

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in 2020, achieving an 11.4% primary swing towards Labor but was not elected. He holds a Bachelor's degree from

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and a Master's degree from

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1981 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Labor Right politicians Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly University of Queensland alumni {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub