Robin Campbell (politician)

Robin Campbell
Robin Campbell
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 (age 69)
Died	small
Resting place	small
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Parent	small;
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 to Eric Rosendahl in the May 5, 2015 provincial election that also defeated the Progressive Conservative government after 44 years in office. On November 12th, he was named president of the Coal Association of Canada.^[1]

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.^[2]

Campbell is avid golfer and fishermen. He has a daughter, Sheena.

Electoral history

v t e 2008 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
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.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
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.

2015 Alberta general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Eric Rosendahl	4,141	39.0%
	Progressive Conservative	Robin Campbell	3,433	32.3%
	Wildrose	Stuart Taylor	3,046	28.7%
Total			10,623

References

^ "Robin Campbell, former Alberta energy minister, named head of Coal Association of Canada" CBC News, November 12, 2015.
^ The Report on the March 3, 2008 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-Seventh Legislative Assembly. Election Alberta. pp. 558–563.