John Campbell (Quebec politician)

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

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.

Electoral record (incomplete)

Canadian federal election, 1980: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Campbell 32,561 78.23 +3.15
New DemocraticGaston Côté 5,173 12.43 +5.76
     Progressive Conservative Jean Marie Corvington 3,128 7.51 −2.08
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron 507 1.22 +0.59
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle 255 0.61 +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
Canadian federal election, 1979: Lasalle
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Campbell 36,560 75.08
     Progressive Conservative Keith MacLellan 4,669 9.59
New DemocraticGaston Côté 3,249 6.67
Social CreditJohn Holmes 2,668 5.48
RhinocerosTotoune Michel Dumais 1,037 2.13
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron 309 0.63
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle 202 0.41
Total valid votes 48,694 100.00
Total rejected ballots 767
Turnout 49,461 78.38
Electors on the lists 63,108


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