John Campbell (born 2 January 1936 in Valleyfield, Quebec) is a former Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an insurance agent and businessman by career.[1]

From 1967 to 1980, he was a Lasalle city councilor.[1] He won the Lasalle electoral district in the 1972 federal election and was re-elected in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. In the 1984 federal election, he was defeated by Claude Lanthier of the Progressive Conservative party. He served four consecutive terms from the 29th Canadian Parliament through the 32nd Canadian Parliament.[2]

Electoral record (incomplete)

1980 Canadian federal election: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Campbell32,56178.23+3.15
New DemocraticGaston Côté5,17312.43+5.76
Progressive ConservativeJean Marie Corvington3,1287.51−2.08
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron5071.22+0.59
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle2550.61+0.20
Total valid votes 41,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 734
Turnout 42,358 66.09 −12.29
Electors on the lists 64,091
1979 Canadian federal election: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Campbell36,56075.08
Progressive ConservativeKeith MacLellan4,6699.59
New DemocraticGaston Côté3,2496.67
Social CreditJohn Holmes2,6685.48
RhinocerosTotoune Michel Dumais1,0372.13
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron3090.63
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle2020.41
Total valid votes 48,694 100.00
Total rejected ballots 767
Turnout 49,461 78.38
Electors on the lists 63,108

References

  1. 1 2 James K. McDonell; Robert Bennett Campbell (1997). Lords of the North. GeneralStore PublishingHouse. ISBN 978-1-896182-71-1.
  2. ↑ "LaSalle - Émard". CBC News. 21 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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