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♂ Colin Campbell
aliasColin Campbell
Record
9064 · 4889

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 1 3 4
Birth 7 August 1822 → 201 years + 8 months ago
Lived 58 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 25 June 1881 → 142 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 9 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Nova Scotia 3 8 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Urbine Doucett  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Henri M. Robicheau  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Benjamin W. VanBlarcom  m 
 		 ⊖ John S. McNeill  m 
⊖ William B. Vail  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John C. Wade  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,164 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17482(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
CONF
 3/4 612 38.69% -398 Winner:
ANTI
 1,010 63.84% Urbine Doucett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,869 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Nova Scotia
16 May 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17503(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:44 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 3/4 721 50.24% -298 Winner:
LIB
 1,019 71.01% Urbine Doucett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,193 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17785(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,123 70.32% +549 Loser:
LC
 574 35.94% John C. Wade

Service: 3 years 8 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,653 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17809(F) — 6 Feb 2022 12:46 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
IND
 4/5 725 39.68% -105 Winner:
LIB
 830 45.43% Henri M. Robicheau

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Campbell, Colin [2] (p. 30)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Colin Campbell (Nova Scotia politician)		 31 Jul 2023

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