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The Honourable
Bennett Campbell
PC
The Honourable Bennett Campbell PC
24th Premier of Prince Edward Island
	In office; September 18, 1978 – May 3, 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Gordon L. Bennett
Preceded by	Alexander B. Campbell
Succeeded by	J. Angus MacLean
Member of Parliament; for Cardigan
	In office; April 13, 1981 – September 4, 1984
Preceded by	Daniel J. MacDonald
Succeeded by	Pat Binns
Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
	In office; December 9, 1978 – April 13, 1981 ; Interim: September 18 – December 9, 1978
Preceded by	Alexander B. Campbell
Succeeded by	Gilbert Clements (interim)
MLA (Assemblyman) for 3rd Kings
	In office; May 11, 1970 – April 13, 1981
Preceded by	Thomas A. Curran
Succeeded by	Joey Fraser
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1943; Montague, Prince Edward Island
Died	September 11, 2008 (aged 65); Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Other political; affiliations	Liberal
Spouse	Margaret Shirley Chiasson (m. 1970)
Children	8
Residence	Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Alma mater	St. Dunstan's University
Occupation	Teacher and Civil servant
Profession	Politician
Cabinet	Provincial:; Minister of Education (1972–1978); Provincial Secretary (1974–1976) ; Minister of Finance (1976–1978) Federal:; Minister of Veterans Affairs (1981–1984)

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William Bennett Campbell, PC (August 27, 1943 – September 11, 2008), was a Canadian politician who was the 24th premier of Prince Edward Island.

Biography

Born in Montague, Prince Edward Island, Campbell was a teacher by profession before entering politics in 1970 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island as a Liberal candidate.^[1] In 1972, he became Minister of Education;^[2] Provincial Secretary in 1974; and Minister of Finance in 1976.

When Liberal leader and PEI Premier Alexander B. Campbell (no relation) announced his retirement, Bennett Campbell was elected interim leader of the PEI Liberal Party by the caucus and was sworn in as premier on September 18, 1978.^[3] On December 9, he was elected leader at the party's leadership convention.^[4]

His government was defeated in the general election held the next year.^[5] He remained party leader and leader of the opposition until he decided to enter federal politics. He won the seat for Cardigan in the House of Commons of Canada through a 1981 by-election following the death of Daniel J. MacDonald.^[6] On September 22, 1981, he took over Macdonald's cabinet portfolio and became Minister of Veterans Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.^[7] He retained his portfolio when John Turner succeeded Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister, but lost his seat to Pat Binns in the 1984 election that brought down the short-lived Turner government.^[8]^[9]

In the 1986 provincial election, Campbell attempted to regain his former district of 3rd Kings,^[10] but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Joey Fraser by 16 votes.^[11]^[12]

On September 11, 2008, Campbell died of cancer.^[13]^[14]

Electoral record

Canadian federal by-election, 13 April 1981 On the death of Daniel J. MacDonald, 30 September 1980
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bennett Campbell	8,166	49.04	+0.86
	Progressive Conservative	Wilbur MacDonald	7,813	46.92	+2.02
	New Democratic	Aubrey Cantello	674	4.05	-1.86
Total valid votes			16,653	100.00

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election: Cardigan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Binns	10,566	53.36	+6.44
	Liberal	Bennett Campbell	8,344	42.14	-6.90
	New Democratic	Lorne Cudmore	891	4.50	+0.45
Total valid votes			19,801	100.00

References

^ "Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1970" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
^ "Woman named to PEI Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1972.
^ "PEI successor to Campbell is a Campbell". The Globe and Mail. September 18, 1978.
^ "Campbell is PEI Liberal leader". The Globe and Mail. December 11, 1978.
^ "PEI Tory win costs Liberals last province". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1979.
^ "Seat in Commons held by Liberals in PEI by-election". The Globe and Mail. April 14, 1981.
^ "PM repairs Liberal weak spots by naming four new ministers". The Globe and Mail. September 23, 1981.
^ "Tory tide sweeps away more than half of Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984.
^ "Tory tide claims 25 seats of 32 in Atlantic region". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984.
^ "Former premier hoping to regain seat". The Globe and Mail. April 21, 1986.
^ "Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
^ "Liberals win P.E.I., Premier loses seat". The Globe and Mail. April 22, 1986.
^ "Former premier Bennett Campbell dies". The Guardian. September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
^ "Former P.E.I. premier dies". CBC News. September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-09.

External links

Bennett Campbell – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] "Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1970" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

[2] "Woman named to PEI Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1972.

[3] "PEI successor to Campbell is a Campbell". The Globe and Mail. September 18, 1978.

[4] "Campbell is PEI Liberal leader". The Globe and Mail. December 11, 1978.

[5] "PEI Tory win costs Liberals last province". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1979.

[6] "Seat in Commons held by Liberals in PEI by-election". The Globe and Mail. April 14, 1981.

[7] "PM repairs Liberal weak spots by naming four new ministers". The Globe and Mail. September 23, 1981.

[8] "Tory tide sweeps away more than half of Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984.

[9] "Tory tide claims 25 seats of 32 in Atlantic region". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984.

[10] "Former premier hoping to regain seat". The Globe and Mail. April 21, 1986.

[11] "Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-08-10.

[12] "Liberals win P.E.I., Premier loses seat". The Globe and Mail. April 22, 1986.

[13] "Former premier Bennett Campbell dies". The Guardian. September 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-09.

[14] "Former P.E.I. premier dies". CBC News. September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2015-08-09.

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-'''William Bennett Campbell''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (August 27, 1943 &ndash; September 11, 2008) was a politician and the [[List of premiers of Prince Edward Island|24th]] [[premier of Prince Edward Island]], Canada.
+'''William Bennett Campbell''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (August 27, 1943 &ndash; September 11, 2008), was a Canadian politician who was the 24th [[premier of Prince Edward Island]].
+== Biography ==
-Born in [[Montague, Prince Edward Island]], Campbell was a teacher by profession before entering politics in 1970 and was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] as a [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1970Report.pdf|title=Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1970|publisher=Elections PEI|accessdate=2015-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235121/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1970Report.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1972, he became [[Minister of Education]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman named to PEI Cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 11, 1972}}</ref> [[Provincial Secretary]] in 1974; and [[Minister of Finance]] in 1976.
+Born in [[Montague, Prince Edward Island]], Campbell was a teacher by profession before entering politics in 1970 and was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island]] as a [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1970Report.pdf|title=Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1970|publisher=Elections PEI|access-date=2015-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235121/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1970Report.pdf|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1972, he became [[Minister of Education]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Woman named to PEI Cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 11, 1972}}</ref> [[Provincial Secretary]] in 1974; and [[Minister of Finance]] in 1976.
 When Liberal leader and PEI Premier [[Alex Campbell (politician)|Alexander B. Campbell]] (no relation) announced his retirement, Bennett Campbell was elected interim leader of the PEI Liberal Party by the caucus and was sworn in as premier on September 18, 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=PEI successor to Campbell is a Campbell|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 18, 1978}}</ref> On December 9, he was elected leader at the party's leadership convention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Campbell is PEI Liberal leader|work=The Globe and Mail|date=December 11, 1978}}</ref>
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 His government was defeated in the general election held the next year.<ref>{{cite news|title=PEI Tory win costs Liberals last province|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 24, 1979}}</ref> He remained party leader and [[Leader of the Opposition (PEI)|leader of the opposition]] until he decided to enter federal politics. He won the [[Legislative seat|seat]] for [[Cardigan (electoral district)|Cardigan]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] through a 1981 [[by-election]] following the death of [[Daniel J. MacDonald]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Seat in Commons held by Liberals in PEI by-election|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 14, 1981}}</ref> On September 22, 1981, he took over Macdonald's [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]] portfolio and became Minister of Veterans Affairs in the government of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Pierre Trudeau]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM repairs Liberal weak spots by naming four new ministers|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 23, 1981}}</ref> He retained his portfolio when [[John Turner]] succeeded Trudeau as [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] leader and prime minister, but lost his [[Legislative seat|seat]] to [[Pat Binns]] in the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 election]] that brought down the short-lived Turner government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tory tide sweeps away more than half of Cabinet|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 5, 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tory tide claims 25 seats of 32 in Atlantic region|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 5, 1984}}</ref>
-In the [[1986 Prince Edward Island general election|1986 provincial election]], Campbell attempted to regain his former district of [[3rd Kings]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Former premier hoping to regain seat|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 21, 1986}}</ref> but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Joey Fraser by 16 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1986Report.pdf|title=Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1986|publisher=Elections PEI|accessdate=2015-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525204010/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1986Report.pdf|archive-date=2015-05-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals win P.E.I., Premier loses seat|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 22, 1986}}</ref>
+In the [[1986 Prince Edward Island general election|1986 provincial election]], Campbell attempted to regain his former district of [[3rd Kings]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Former premier hoping to regain seat|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 21, 1986}}</ref> but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Joey Fraser by 16 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1986Report.pdf|title=Official Provincial General Election Returns, 1986|publisher=Elections PEI|access-date=2015-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525204010/http://www.electionspei.ca/pdfs/ceoreports/results/1986Report.pdf|archive-date=2015-05-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Liberals win P.E.I., Premier loses seat|work=The Globe and Mail|date=April 22, 1986}}</ref>
-On September 11, 2008, Campbell died of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Regional/2008-09-12/article-1287166/Former-premier-Bennett-Campbell-dies/1|title=Former premier Bennett Campbell dies|work=The Guardian|date=September 12, 2008|accessdate=2015-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142037/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Regional/2008-09-12/article-1287166/Former-premier-Bennett-Campbell-dies/1|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/former-p-e-i-premier-dies-1.695258|title=Former P.E.I. premier dies|publisher=CBC News|date=September 12, 2008|accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref>
+On September 11, 2008, Campbell died of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Regional/2008-09-12/article-1287166/Former-premier-Bennett-Campbell-dies/1|title=Former premier Bennett Campbell dies|work=The Guardian|date=September 12, 2008|access-date=2015-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142037/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Regional/2008-09-12/article-1287166/Former-premier-Bennett-Campbell-dies/1|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/former-p-e-i-premier-dies-1.695258|title=Former P.E.I. premier dies|publisher=CBC News|date=September 12, 2008|access-date=2015-08-09}}</ref>
+== Electoral record ==
+{{CANelec/top|CA|13 April 1981|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=On the death of [[Daniel J. MacDonald]], 30 September 1980}}
+{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bennett Campbell|8,166|49.04|+0.86}}
+{{CANelec|CA|PC|Wilbur MacDonald|7,813|46.92|+2.02}}
+{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Aubrey Cantello|674|4.05|-1.86}}
+{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|16,653| 100.00}}
+{{end}}
+{{1984 Canadian federal election/Cardigan}}
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v t e Premiers of Prince Edward Island
Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873)	Coles Holl Coles E. Palmer Gray Pope Coles Hensley Haythorne Pope Haythorne
Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)	Pope Owen Davies Sullivan McLeod F. Peters Warburton Farquharson A. Peters Haszard J. Palmer Mathieson Arsenault Bell Stewart Saunders Lea Stewart MacMillan Lea T. Campbell Jones Matheson Shaw A. Campbell B. Campbell MacLean Lee J. Ghiz Callbeck Milligan Binns R. Ghiz MacLauchlan King

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Ministers of Pensions and National Health (1928–44)	King Ralston McLaren Sutherland Power Mackenzie
Ministers of Veterans Affairs (1944–present)	Mackenzie Gregg Lapointe Brooks Churchill Lambert Teillet Dubé Laing MacDonald McKinnon MacDonald Lamontagne (acting) Campbell Hees Merrithew Campbell McCreath Collenette Young Mifflin Baker Duhamel Pagtakhan McCallum Guarnieri Thompson Blackburn Blaney Fantino O'Toole Hehr O'Regan Wilson-Raybould Sajjan (acting) MacAulay Taylor