Robert Campbell (Alberta politician)
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Robert Eldon Campbell was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.
. He ran as a Conservative candidate and defeated High profile MLA Charles M. O'Brien in an upset victory. O'Brien at the time was leader of the Socialists. The race between Campbell and O'Brien was decided by a very close margin of 81 votes.
Campbell was acclaimed to a second term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election
. He was acclaimed under Section 38 of the Elections Act that stipulates that a member of the Legislative Assembly may not face a contested election and be automatically returned to his district while he is fighting overseas in World War I
.
Campbell left provincial politics at the end of his second term in 1921, and attempted to run for Federal politics in the 1921 Canadian federal election
as the Conservative
Candidate in the federal electoral district of Edmonton West
. He finished a very distant 3rd place behind Progressive
candidate Donald Kennedy
and Liberal
Frank Oliver.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.
Political career
Campbell ran for the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1913 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1913
The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July...
. He ran as a Conservative candidate and defeated High profile MLA Charles M. O'Brien in an upset victory. O'Brien at the time was leader of the Socialists. The race between Campbell and O'Brien was decided by a very close margin of 81 votes.
Campbell was acclaimed to a second term in office in the 1917 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1917
The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was acclaimed under Section 38 of the Elections Act that stipulates that a member of the Legislative Assembly may not face a contested election and be automatically returned to his district while he is fighting overseas in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Campbell left provincial politics at the end of his second term in 1921, and attempted to run for Federal politics in the 1921 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
as the Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
Candidate in the federal electoral district of Edmonton West
Edmonton West
Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.-Demographics:-History and geography:...
. He finished a very distant 3rd place behind Progressive
Progressive Party of Canada
The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...
candidate Donald Kennedy
Donald MacBeth Kennedy
Donald MacBeth Kennedy was a farmer as well as a provincial and federal level Canadian politician....
and Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Frank Oliver.