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♂ William A. Campbell
aliasWilliam A. Campbell
Record
9224 · 8008

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 2 4
Birth 31 March 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
Lived 61 years + 5 months
First mandate 22 March 1909 → 115 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
Death 6 September 1934 → 89 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 6 June 1917
Special notes
None
 
William A. Campbell (1873–1934) 200x209
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
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
Alberta 8 2 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Percival Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles O. Cunningham  m 
 
Eligible: 1,026 Votes: 695 Participation: 67.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27431(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 466 67.05% +237 Loser:
CONS
 229 32.95% John A. Jackson

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 950 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27498(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 485 51.65% +228 Loser:
CONS
 257 27.37% George Gordon

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,745 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27568(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 857 49.11% -31 Winner:
CONS
 888 50.89% Charles O. Cunningham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,206 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27631(F) — 5 Mar 2022 20:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 815 36.94% -576 Winner:
UFA
 1,391 63.06% Percival Baker

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. William A. Campbell		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William A. Campbell (politician)		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 08:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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