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♂ Robert E. Campbell
aliasRobert E. Campbell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 9 0 9
Birth 27 April 1922 → 102 years ago
Lived 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 10 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 7 months
Death 31 May 1992 → 31 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Robert E. Campbell (1922–1992) 200x230
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Hector L. MacLeod (1944–) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 29 5 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J.W. Don Campbell  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,697 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Prince Edward Island
10 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25794(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 2,090 56.53% +483 Loser:
PC
 1,607 43.47% J.W. Don Campbell

Service: 3 years 5 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,678 Votes: 4,124 Participation: 88.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
51		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25826(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,171 56.23% +481 Loser:
PC
 1,690 43.77% Burton J. Rix

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,478 Votes: 5,074 Participation: 92.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
52		 Prince Edward Island
11 May 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25859(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 3,066 63.91% +1,335 Loser:
PC
 1,731 36.09% Kenneth Pridham

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,034 Votes: 5,180 Participation: 85.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
53		 Prince Edward Island
29 April 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25895(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 3,245 65.48% +1,721 Loser:
PC
 1,524 30.75% Cameron Trail

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,403 Votes: 5,573 Participation: 87.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
54		 Prince Edward Island
24 April 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4758(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 3,285 60.40% +1,131 Loser:
PC
 2,154 39.60% Frances M. Ready

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,664 Votes: 5,696 Participation: 85.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
55		 Prince Edward Island
23 April 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4726(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 3,519 63.34% +1,482 Loser:
PC
 2,037 36.66% Alden Earl Gamble

Service: 3 years 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,073 Votes: 5,737 Participation: 81.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
56		 Prince Edward Island
27 September 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 2508(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 3,032 55.09% +560 Loser:
PC
 2,472 44.91% Arthur Hudson

Service: 3 years 6 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,352 Votes: 6,606 Participation: 89.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
57		 Prince Edward Island
21 April 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2476(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 3,800 59.83% +1,249 Loser:
PC
 2,551 40.17% Arthur Hudson

Service: 3 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,520 Votes: 6,037 Participation: 80.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Prince Edward Island
29 May 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2444(F) — 14 Feb 2022 22:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/3 4,098 68.56% +2,416 Loser:
PC
 1,682 28.14% Alton Williams
After his election:
31 May 1992 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,741 Votes: 6,549 Participation: 84.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
59		 Prince Edward Island
29 March 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2425(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 3,354 52.39% Hector L. MacLeod

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Campbell, Robert Erskine		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Robert Erskine Campbell		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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