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 byBud Cullen
Succeeded byBud Cullen
Personal details
Born1929 (age 94–95)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ProfessionPolitician, 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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Sarnia

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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

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  1. ^ "Campbell: Economy tops list of issues". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. 21 May 1979. p. 41. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "William (Bill) Campbell, M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ Lowrie, Wenda (23 May 1979). "Cullen bowing out of politics". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 32. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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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