Wayne Marston (born 1947 in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. Marston was the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) candidate for the Hamilton, Ontario riding of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek in the 2006 Canadian federal election. He was elected, defeating Liberal House Leader Tony Valeri. Image File history File links Waynemarston. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page is about the Canadian political party. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Hamilton East—Stoney Creek is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... In Canada each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench MP and an expert in parliamentary procedure. ... Hon. ...

Prior to his election to the Canadian House of Commons, Marston served as President of the Hamilton and District Labour Council for 11 years. Marston was also a School Board Trustee for Ward 5 of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board from 2000 until his resignation, after his federal election victory, on January 24, 2006. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Board of education is the typical styling of the title in the United States of the board of directors of a local school district and generallly the statewide organization responsible for the oversight of such local boards as well. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Marston had previously ran for the NDP in the former federal riding of Hamilton East in the 1993 and 1997 Canadian federal elections. He was defeated both times by Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps. He was also the NDP candidate in the 1996 Hamilton East byelection, triggered by Copps' resignation over her government's failure to repeal the unpopular Goods and Services Tax as promised by her and her party in 1993. Hamilton East is both a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories PC leader Kim Campbell. ... 36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Hon. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Canadian Goods and Services Tax or GST (Taxe sur les produits et services, TPS) is a multi-level sales tax introduced in Canada in 1991 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. ...

Although Copps ran in and won the 1996 byelection, Marston finished a strong second to her, reducing Copps' margin of victory signficantly. Copps' riding was once the strongest Liberal riding in the Hamilton area (holding even during the 1984 Mulroney sweep) but after the byelection, Hamilton East emerged as the weakest Liberal riding in the Hamilton area (Hamilton West, Hamilton Mountain and Stoney Creek all subsequently gave the Liberals larger margins of victory). Copps also lost personal standing within the Liberal Party after the byelection, and she was eventually defeated by fellow Liberal MP Tony Valeri in a pitched battle for the Liberal nomination in the new Hamilton East-Stoney Creek riding when it was created out of her former Hamilton East riding and Valeri's former Stoney Creek riding in 2004. The Canadian federal riding of Hamilton West was created when the old riding of Hamilton was split in 1904. ... Hamilton Mountain refers to either the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, or the federal and provincial electoral district located on it. ... Stoney Creek was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. ...

Many would argue that Marston's previous candidacy therefore set the stage for his and the NDP's resurgence in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek in 2006.

External links

• NDP caucus website
• Hamilton and District Labour Council
• Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board