Doug Martindale

Doug Martindale
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office 1990–2011
Preceded by	William Chornopyski
Succeeded by	Melanie Wight
Constituency	Burrows
Personal details
Born	May 25, 1947 Brockville, Ontario
Political party	New Democrat
Residence	Winnipeg, Manitoba

Doug Martindale (born May 25, 1947) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1990, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Martindale was born in Brockville, Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brock University (1973) and a Master of Divinity degree from Victoria University (1976). He is an ordained United Church minister, and has practiced in Saskatchewan (1976–80) and at a mission in north-end Winnipeg (1980–90). He has been involved in several outreach programs among Winnipeg's poor and aboriginal communities, and remains active in efforts to combat homelessness. He helped to convert St. John's United Church into a co-op apartment complex, and was a founding member of Inner City Voice newspaper. In the legislature, he has served as Chair of the Justice, Social and Economic Development Committees.

In 1973, he married Carol Wachniak. The couple has two children.

Martindale defeated incumbent MLA Conrad Santos to win the New Democratic Party nomination for the northwest Winnipeg division of Burrows in the 1988 provincial election. He was defeated in the general election by Liberal candidate William Chornopyski. The seat had previously been regarded as safe for the NDP, but local divisions and a provincial swing away from the party contributed to Martindale's defeat.

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