Marty Morantz

Martin B. "Marty" Morantz (born April 7, 1962) is a Canadian politician, best known for being the Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley from 2019 until his defeat in 2025. Morantz is also a lawyer, businessperson, and philanthropist.

Marty Morantz
Member of Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
In office October 21, 2019 – April 28, 2025
Preceded by	Doug Eyolfson
Succeeded by	Doug Eyolfson
City Councillor for Charleswood-Tuxedo-Whyte Ridge, Winnipeg, Manitoba
In office 2014–2018
Preceded by	Paula Havixbeck
Succeeded by	Kevin Klein
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-07) April 7, 1962 (age 63)[1] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Winnipeg[2]
Alma mater	University of Manitoba (BA)
Profession	lawyer

Prior to serving in the House of Commons, Morantz served as city councillor for the Charleswood-Tuxedo-Whyte Ridge ward on Winnipeg City Council from 2014 to 2018 after his win in the 2014 Winnipeg municipal election.^[3] During his time on City Council, Morantz chaired both the Finance and Infrastructure committees and also served on the Executive Policy Committee.^[4]

In 2011, Morantz secured the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba nomination in River Heights. He ran in the 2011 Manitoba general election against incumbent, the then Manitoba Liberal Party leader, Jon Gerrard. He won more than eight percentage points more than the party's candidate in the riding had won in the 2007 provincial election but he came second to Gerrard.

Early life and education

Morantz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. Following this, he attended Osgoode Hall at York University in Toronto to acquire his law degree. He spent twenty-three years as a partner at a downtown Winnipeg law firm.^[5]

In 2009, Morantz became president of Jernat Investments Ltd., a property investment and financial services firm with holdings primarily in multi-unit apartment buildings.^[6]

Morantz has also served on the boards of many community groups, including those focused on autism advocacy and research, assisted living, and numerous groups in the Jewish community.^[7]

Parliamentary work

Morantz has served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. In 2020, he served as the Conservative Shadow Minister for National Revenue, focused on CRA-related matters.^[8]

In September 2020, Morantz became a member of the multipartisan Interparliamentary Task Force on Combatting Online Antisemitism with elected officials from other countries across the world.^[9]

In November 2020, Morantz introduced Bill C-256, the Supporting Canadian Charities Act. This bill amends the Income Tax Act by providing a similar tax treatment to privately held shares or real estate as is currently given to public shares when the proceeds are donated to a charitable organization.^[10] Estimates project this legislation would generate up to $200 million per year in donations, and is widely supported by charitable organizations from across Canada.^[11]

Electoral record

Federal

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election: Winnipeg West
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Doug Eyolfson	30,275	54.42	+15.18
	Conservative	Marty Morantz	22,669	40.75	+0.40
	New Democratic	Avery Selby-Lyons	2,248	4.04	–10.87
	Green	Dennis Bayomi	444	0.80	–1.26
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			55,636	75.86
Eligible voters			73,515
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+7.39
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Marty Morantz	18,111	40.0	-0.7	$97,370.69
	Liberal	Doug Eyolfson	17,651	39.0	+3.5	$79,799.09
	New Democratic	Madelaine Dwyer	6,974	15.4	+1.2	$0.00
	People's	Angela Van Hussen	1,594	3.5	-0.8	$417.99
	Green	Vanessa Parks	947	2.1	-2.6	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,277	99.4	–	$104,740.13
Total rejected ballots			296	0.6
Turnout			45,573	69.7
Eligible voters			65,423
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.1
Source: Elections Canada[14]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Marty Morantz	18,815	40.7	+1.66	$96,689.75
	Liberal	Doug Eyolfson	16,398	35.5	-16.52	$75,789.03
	New Democratic	Ken St. George	6,556	14.2	+8.17	none listed
	Green	Kristin Lauhn-Jensen	2,178	4.7	+1.78	$0.00
	People's	Steven Fletcher	1,975	4.3	–	none listed
	Christian Heritage	Melissa Penner	166	0.4	–	none listed
	Independent	Brian Ho	140	0.3	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			46,228	100.0
Total rejected ballots			256
Turnout			46,484	71.1
Eligible voters			65,375
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.13
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]

Municipal

Charleswood-Tuxedo

Candidate	Votes	%
Marty Morantz	6,281	34.94
Evan Duncan	5,812	32.33
Luc Lewandoski	2,950	16.41
Nadine Stiller	1,956	10.88
Kevin Nichols	978	5.44

Provincial

v t e 2011 Manitoba general election: River Heights
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	4,742	45.91	−5.15	$35,683.03
	Progressive Conservative	Marty Morantz	3,384	32.76	+7.65	$37,469.17
	New Democratic	Dan Manning	1,835	17.76	−2.01	$10,119.45
	Green	Elizabeth May Cameron	370	3.57	−0.48	$498.55
Total valid votes			10,358
Rejected and declined votes			29
Turnout			10,387	72.51	+3.17
Electors on the lists			14,325
Source: Elections Manitoba[17]