William Campbell (Canadian politician)
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 Sarnia, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Politician, Process Operator, Farmer |
William (Bill) Campbell (born 1929) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a process operator and farmer by career.
Campbell was a municipal politician in Sarnia Township (today part of the city of Sarnia), initially as a Councillor from 1970 to 1978, then from 1979 to 1980 as Deputy Reeve.
He was a member of the 31st Canadian Parliament after defeating Liberal candidate Bud Cullen at the Sarnia riding in the 1979 federal election. Campbell's term was short as Cullen won his parliamentary seat back in the 1980 election.
Electoral record
Sarnia
| 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
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