John Murray Campbell
- For other persons named John Campbell, see John Campbell
| John Murray "Jack" Campbell | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Rocky Mountain House | |
| In office 1979–1989 |
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| Preceded by | Helen Hunley |
| Succeeded by | Ty Lund |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
John "Jack" Murray Campbell is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989.
[edit] Political career
Campbell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Rocky Mountain House with a near landslide victory defeating three other candidates including future Alberta MLA John Younie and Social Credit leader Lavern Ahlstrom.[1] He ran for a second term in the 1982 Alberta general election. Campbell won a landslide victory defeating two other candidates.[2] He ran for his third and final term in the 1986 Alberta general election winning the hotly contested race with the opposition vote divided among four other candidates.[3] Campbell retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1989.
The Alberta government appointed to sit as an Acting member on the Natural Resources Conservation Board in 2002.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rocky Mountain House results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1979&Constit=Rocky_Mountain_House. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain House results 1982". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1982&Constit=Rocky_Mountain_House. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain House results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1986&Constit=Rocky_Mountain_House. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "New members appointed to Natural Resources Conservation Board". Natural Resources Conservation Board. July 11, 2002. http://www.nrcb.gov.ab.ca/whatsnew/Newsreleases.aspx?id=189.
