William Campbell (Canadian politician)
William Campbell (born 1929) is a retired Canadian politician who was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
William "Bill" Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton | |
| In office 22 May 1979 – 18 February 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Bud Cullen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 (age 94–95) Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Politician, Process Operator, Farmer |
Campbell was a process operator and farmer by career.[1] He was a municipal politician in Sarnia Township (today part of the city of Sarnia), initially as a councillor from 1970 to 1976, then from 1976 to 1978 as deputy reeve.[2]
Campbell was a member of the 31st Canadian Parliament after defeating Liberal candidate Bud Cullen at the Sarnia riding in the 1979 federal election.[3] Campbell's term was short as Cullen won back his parliamentary seat in the 1980 election.[4]
Electoral record
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edit| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 16,275 | 40.6% | +5.9% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 13,986 | 34.9% | -5.1% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wally Krawczyk | 9,809 | 24.4% | -0.9% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Pedro Villamizar | 52 | 0.1% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,122 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Campbell | 15,990 | 40.0% | +13.7% | ||||
| Liberal | Bud Cullen | 13,872 | 34.7% | -22.0% | ||||
| New Democratic | Wally Krawczyk | 10,148 | 25.4% | +8.3% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,010 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada
References
edit- ^ "Campbell: Economy tops list of issues". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. 21 May 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "William (Bill) Campbell, M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Lowrie, Wenda (23 May 1979). "Cullen bowing out of politics". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 32. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "It's back to 'work' for Cullen". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. 19 February 1980. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
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