William Henry Porteous Martin (15 June 1886 – 9 January 1939) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was

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(MP) for

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from 1923 to 1924. Martin was unsuccessful candidate in the Dunbartonshire constituency at the

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and 1922 general elections, losing only narrowly in the latter contest, before winning the seat at the 1923 general election. He was defeated in

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by the Unionist candidate David Fleming, and when Fleming

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from the

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in 1926, Martin was the Labour candidate at the resulting by-election. The seat was held by the Unionists. At the 1929 general election, Martin stood in Aberdeen South, a Unionist

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where he lost by a wide margin. His last electoral contest was in Glasgow Central at the 1931 election, where he was defeated by almost two to one.Craig, op. cit. page 588

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* 1886 births 1939 deaths Scottish Labour MPs UK MPs 1923–1924 {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub