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♂ William Campbell
aliasWilliam Campbell
Record
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Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Prince Edward Island 7 6 13
Total 7 7 14
Birth 12 January 1836 → 188 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 14 October 1873 → 150 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 9 months
Death 15 December 1909 → 114 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 days after 11 December 1900
Special notes
None
 

William Campbell (1836–1909)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 15 7 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 14  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Donald Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Louis H. Davies  m 
⊖ Peter MacNutt  m 
⊖ Peter Sinclair  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William D. Stewart  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander B. Warburton  m 
 		 ⊖ John M. Clarke  m 
⊖ Donald Ferguson  m 
⊖ George W. Simpson  m 
⊖ Matthew Smith  m 
⊖ James M. Sutherland  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William Welsh  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26601(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,053 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26468(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
FREE
 2/4 808 52.91% +31 Loser:
FREE
 777 50.88% James Holmes
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 42
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,238 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26483(F) — 6 Jan 2023 16:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
FT
 1/4 730 65.24% +235 Loser:
LIB
 495 44.24% William D. Stewart
After his election:
16 Feb 1880 44
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
15 March 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26615(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,121 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
29		 Prince Edward Island
8 May 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26498(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/5 857 54.90% +137 Loser:
LIB
 720 46.12% William D. Stewart

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,759 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Prince Edward Island
30 May 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26513(F) — 12 Nov 2022 11:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CONS
 3/4 893 47.50% -162 Winner:
LIB
 1,055 56.12% James M. Sutherland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19522(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 4/4 3,430 43.62% -884 Winner:
ILIB
 4,314 54.86% William Welsh
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,729 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26528(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:37 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
CONS
 3/5 959 51.42% -38 Winner:
LIB
 997 53.46% Peter Sinclair
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,702 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26553(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
CONS
 2/2 783 46.00% -136 Winner:
LIB
 919 54.00% Alexander B. Warburton
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
29 September 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26634(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:05 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 907 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26580(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
CONS
 2/2 427 47.08% -53 Winner:
LIB
 480 52.92% Peter MacNutt
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
31 August 1898
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26637(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:10 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 3 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,680 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17405(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 785 46.73% -110 Winner:
LIB
 895 53.27% Matthew Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17444(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
CONS
 2/2 594 48.45% -38 Winner:
LIB
 632 51.55% George W. Simpson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Campbell, William		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
William Campbell		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Campbell (Prince Edward Island politician)		 25 Dec 2023

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