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♀ Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell
aliasKim Campbell
Record
9019 · 657

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 1 1 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 10 March 1947
Age 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 October 1986 → 37 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
Campbell has so far been the only woman to serve as prime minister of Canada.
 
Avril Phaedra Douglas (Kim) Campbell (1947– )
© Photo 2012 Simon Fraser University — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2
British Columbia 2 0 5 Z
TOTAL 6 11 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 41–42 30 Jan 1989 — 22 Feb 1990 1 0 23
2. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 42–45 23 Feb 1990 — 03 Jan 1993 2 10 11
3. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 45–46 04 Jan 1993 — 24 Jun 1993 0 5 20
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 45–46 04 Jan 1993 — 24 Jun 1993 0 5 20
5. CA 34
PC
 1 Party leader 46 13 Jun 1993 — 13 Dec 1993 0 6 0
6. CA 34
PC
 1 Prime Minister 46 25 Jun 1993 — 03 Nov 1993 0 4 9
 1. Minister of State [Indian Affairs and Northern Development]
 2. Justice and Attorney General
 3. National Defence
 4. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Emery O. Barnes  m 
⊖ Gary V. Lauk  m 
⊖ Patrick L. McGeer  m 
⊖ Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell  f 
 		 ⊕ Hedy M. Fry  f 
⊕ Darlene Marzari  f 
⊖ Shirley E. McLoughlin  f 
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
 
Eligible: 53,512 Votes: 66,150 Participation: 61.81% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35825(F) — 28 Dec 2023 15:31 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
SC
 3/7 12,740 38.57% -6,003 Winner:
NDP
 18,743 56.74% Gary V. Lauk
Eligible: 54,504 Votes: 85,497 Participation: 78.43% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35881(F) — 4 Mar 2022 23:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
SC
 1/8 19,716 46.12% +1,460 Loser:
SC
 18,256 42.71% Patrick L. McGeer
After her election:
27 Oct 1988 41
SC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 63,429 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3500(F) — 1 Feb 2022 10:41 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 1/9 23,620 37.24% +269 Loser:
NDP
 23,351 36.81% Johanna Den Hertog

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,504 Votes: 26,806 Participation: 49.18% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
15 March 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35891(F) — 15 Oct 2021 21:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
NDP
 14,132 52.91% Tom Perry
Eligible: 100,841 Votes: 65,273 Participation: 64.73% Candidacies: 13
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
46
PC
 2/13 16,274 25.18% -3,821 Winner:
LIB
 20,095 31.09% Hedy M. Fry

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. A. Kim Campbell, P.C., Q.C., C.C., M.P.		  1 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
La très hon. A. Kim Campbell, C.P., c.r., C.C., députée		  1 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Kim Campbell		  1 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Kim Campbell		  1 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 May 2024 14:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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