Quinto A Martini

Quinto A Martini demonstrated modest but genuine electoral traction in Hamilton East during the late 1950s, when he captured the seat in both the 1957 and 1958 federal elections as a Progressive Conservative—a period that coincided with John Diefenbaker's party surge. His ability to secure successive majorities during this window proved ephemeral, however, as his vote share collapsed by roughly 44 percent in the 1962 contest, signalling a rapid erosion of local support that persisted through the remainder of his federal and subsequent provincial campaign efforts. The sharp decline between his electoral peaks and his final candidacy in 1963 suggests either shifting constituency demographics or the broader realignment of Ontario electoral politics in the early 1960s rather than any sustained political viability.

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Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Aug 1953)	Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	7,710	No
CAN (Jun 1957)	Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	10,528	Yes
CAN (Mar 1958)	Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	15,046	Yes
CAN (Jun 1962)	Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	8,437	No
CAN (Apr 1963)	Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	7,644	No
ON (Sep 1963)	Hamilton East (ON)	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario	6,812	No

Timeline

CAN (Aug 1953)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	7,710	No

CAN (Jun 1957)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	10,528	Yes

CAN (Mar 1958)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	15,046	Yes

CAN (Jun 1962)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	8,437	No

CAN (Apr 1963)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada/Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada	7,644	No

ON (Sep 1963)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Hamilton East (ON)	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario	6,812	No

Political Party	Candidacies
progressive conservative party of canada/parti progressiste-conservateur du canada	5
progressive conservative party of ontario	1