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| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for [[West Yellowhead (electoral district)|West Yellowhead]] |
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|MLA]] for [[West Yellowhead (electoral district)|West Yellowhead]] |
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| term_start = 2008 |
| term_start = March 3, 2008 |
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| term_end = May 5, 2015 |
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| predecessor = [[Ivan Strang]] |
| predecessor = [[Ivan Strang]] |
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| successor = [[Eric Rosendahl]] |
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| party = [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] |
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] |
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Revision as of 03:54, 7 May 2015
The Honourable Robin Campbell MLA | |
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| MLA for West Yellowhead | |
| In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Strang |
| Succeeded by | Eric Rosendahl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1955 |
| Died | small |
| Resting place | small |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
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| Residences | Jasper, Alberta |
Robin Ian Campbell (born September 9, 1955) was a Canadian provincial level politician. He was elected in 2008 to represent the electoral district of West Yellowhead in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was a member of the former governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He was appointed Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury board by Premier Jim Prentice on September 15, 2014. He lost his seat in the May 5th, 2015 to Eric Rosendahl.
Political career
Campbell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 2008 Alberta general election. He won his first term to represent the electoral district of West Yellowhead by a wide margin to hold it for the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.[1]
Campbell is avid golfer & fishermen. He has a daughter, Sheena.
Electoral history
| 2008 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Campbell | 4,206 | 53.83% | 8.10% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Higgerty | 1,932 | 24.72% | 4.43% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken Kuzminski | 1,054 | 13.49% | -8.09% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Earle Cunningham | 326 | 4.17% | -4.05% | ||||
| Green | Scott Pickett | 296 | 3.79% | -0.39% | ||||
| Total | 7,814 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 26 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,770 | 37.75% | -8.76% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 2.48% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - West Yellowhead, 2008 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2008). The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 558–563. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robin Campbell | 4,393 | 44.59% | -9.24% | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Stuart Taylor | 2,688 | 27.28% | 23.11% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Glenn Taylor | 1,668 | 16.93% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Barry Madsen | 797 | 8.09% | -5.40% | ||||
| Liberal | Michael Martyna | 307 | 3.12% | -21.61% | ||||
| Total | 9,853 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 51 | 25 | 5 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 20,919 | 47.37% | 9.62% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.90% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "85 - West Yellowhead, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
References
- ^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Election Alberta. pp. 558–563.
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