Political Career
Woolf first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on May 27, 1912 as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Cardston. The election was hotly contested with Woolf winning by a slim 139 vote plurality to hold the seat for his party.
Woolf would be re-elected to a second term in the 1913 Alberta general election. He held the district by a mere 39 votes.
Woolf ran for his third term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election. He held the district with a comfortable margin of 220 votes. This was the biggest plurality of his career.
Martin attempted to win a fourth term in the Legislative Assembly in the 1921 Alberta general election. He was defeated by United Farmers candidate George Stringam in a two way race by a very large margin.
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