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♂ William Bennett Campbell
aliasBennett Campbell
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Prince Edward Island 4 1 5
Total 5 2 7
Birth 27 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
Lived 65 years
First mandate 11 May 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 8 months
Death 11 September 2008 → 15 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 days after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
William Bennett Campbell (1943–2008)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Joseph G. Campbell (1893–1974) Uncle  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 4 21
Prince Edward Island 11 0 1 Z
TOTAL 14 4 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 54
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 35 19 Sep 1978 — 08 Dec 1978 0 2 19
2. PE 54
LIB
 1 ✓ Premier 35 19 Sep 1978 — 08 Dec 1978 0 2 19
3. PE 54–55
LIB
 2 Party leader 35–37 09 Dec 1978 — 12 Apr 1981 2 4 3
4. PE 54
LIB
 2 Premier 35 09 Dec 1978 — 22 Apr 1979 0 4 13
5. PE 55
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 35–37 23 Apr 1979 — 12 Apr 1981 1 11 20
6. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 38–40 22 Sep 1981 — 29 Jun 1984 2 9 7
 6. Veterans Affairs

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Patrick G. Binns  m 
⊕ Albert P. Fogarty  m 
⊖ Wilbur B. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas A. Curran  m 
⊖ A.A. (Joey) Fraser  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,117 Votes: 1,949 Participation: 92.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25852(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 1/2 966 51.96% +73 Loser:
PC
 893 48.04% Thomas A. Curran

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,256 Votes: 2,121 Participation: 94.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25888(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/3 1,002 49.24% +45 Loser:
PC
 957 47.03% Albert P. Fogarty

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,430 Votes: 2,279 Participation: 93.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4767(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 1,251 56.15% +274 Loser:
PC
 977 43.85% Emmett A. Power

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,586 Votes: 2,362 Participation: 91.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4735(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 1,195 51.60% +74 Loser:
PC
 1,121 48.40% A.A. (Joey) Fraser
After his election:
15 May 1981 37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,965 Votes: 16,653 Participation: 79.43% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 April 1981
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10869(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 8,166 49.04% +353 Loser:
PC
 7,813 46.92% Wilbur B. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 4 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,586 Votes: 2,273 Participation: 87.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
13 July 1981
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25923(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
PC
 1,293 56.89% A.A. (Joey) Fraser
Eligible: 22,000 Votes: 19,801 Participation: 90.00% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Prince Edward Island
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 8,344 42.14% -2,222 Winner:
PC
 10,566 53.36% Patrick G. Binns
Eligible: 2,863 Votes: 2,679 Participation: 93.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2485(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 1,313 49.70% -16 Winner:
PC
 1,329 50.30% A.A. (Joey) Fraser

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Campbell, P.C., Honourable W. Bennett		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. W. Bennett Campbell, P.C.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. W. Bennett Campbell, C.P.		 20 Apr 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
W. Bennett Campbell		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bennett Campbell		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bennett Campbell		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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