Grant Campbell (Canadian politician)
James Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Stormont | |
| In office March 1958 – June 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Lavigne |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Lamoureux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Alistair Grant Campbell 26 August 1922 Cornwall, Ontario |
| Died | 12 March 2008 (aged 85) Lancaster, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Edith Priscilla Wanklyn |
| Profession | barrister, lawyer |
James Alistair Grant Campbell QC, LL.B, UE (26 August 1922 – 12 March 2008)[1][2] was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cornwall, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer by career.
After an unsuccessful attempt to gain a House of Commons seat at the Stormont riding in the 1957 federal election, he won the riding against incumbent Albert Lavigne in the 1958 election. After his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Lucien Lamoureux in the 1962 election. Campbell campaigned in one further election in Stormont during the 1972 election but was again unsuccessful.
Campbell died in Lancaster, Ontario aged 85.[1]
Electoral record
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 12,505 | 53.5 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | 10,215 | 43.7 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 646 | 2.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,366 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 305 | |||||||
| Turnout | 23,671 | 75.24 | -5.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,462 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3] and Canada Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | 13,964 | 53.1 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 11,977 | 45.6 | |||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 331 | 1.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,272 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 345 | |||||||
| Turnout | 26,617 | 83.53 | +8.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 31,866 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada,[5] Canada Elections Database,[6] and Cornwall Standard-Freeholder[7] | ||||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lucien Lamoureux | 11,363 | 45.7 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | 11,293 | 45.4 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 1,256 | 5.1 | |||||
| New Democratic | Marjorie Ball | 946 | 3.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 24,858 | |||||||
| Turnout (based on valid votes; total votes not available) | 24,858 | 80.54 | -2.99 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 30,866[8] | |||||||
| Note: Due to the death of Albert Lavigne, the Liberal candidate for the riding of Stormont, on June 5, 1962, the general election scheduled for June 18, 1962 was postponed in this riding until July 16, 1962. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] and Canada Elections Database[10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Deaths: James Campbell". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
- ^ "Last Post: James Campbell, UE". Loyalist Trails. United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "General Election (1957-06-10)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1957 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "General Election (1958-03-31)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ {{cite web |last1=Sayers |first1=Anthony |title=1958 Federal Election |url=https://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE5/?p=0&type=election&ID=447#page_1=ontario&page_2=constituency_2765 |website=Canadian Elections Database |access-date=29 April 2025
- ^ "Campbell's Majority Is Reduced". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. 11 April 1958.
- ^ "150 Names Are Added Stormont Voters' List". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. 6 June 1962.
- ^ "General Election (1962-06-18)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony. "1962 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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