John Campbell (Quebec politician)

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John Campbell (born 2 January 1936 in Valleyfield, Quebec) is a former Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an insurance agent and businessman by career.[1]

From 1967 to 1980, he was a Lasalle city councilor.[1] He won the Lasalle electoral district in the 1972 federal election and was re-elected in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. In the 1984 federal election, he was defeated by Claude Lanthier of the Progressive Conservative party. He served four consecutive terms from the 29th Canadian Parliament through the 32nd Canadian Parliament.[2]

Electoral record (incomplete)[]

hide1980 Canadian federal election: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Campbell 32,561 78.23 +3.15
New Democratic Gaston Côté 5,173 12.43 +5.76
Progressive Conservative Jean Marie Corvington 3,128 7.51 −2.08
Union populaire Olive Grégoire Bergeron 507 1.22 +0.59
Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 255 0.61 +0.20
Total valid votes 41,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 734
Turnout 42,358 66.09 −12.29
Electors on the lists 64,091
hide1979 Canadian federal election: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Campbell 36,560 75.08
Progressive Conservative Keith MacLellan 4,669 9.59
New Democratic Gaston Côté 3,249 6.67
Social Credit John Holmes 2,668 5.48
Rhinoceros Totoune Michel Dumais 1,037 2.13
Union populaire Olive Grégoire Bergeron 309 0.63
Marxist–Leninist Claude Brunelle 202 0.41
Total valid votes 48,694 100.00
Total rejected ballots 767
Turnout 49,461 78.38
Electors on the lists 63,108

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b James K. McDonell; Robert Bennett Campbell (1997). Lords of the North. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. ISBN 978-1-896182-71-1.
  2. ^ "LaSalle - Émard". CBC News. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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