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Sarah Campbell
Canadian politician
Sarah Jane Campbell[1] (born July 19, 1982) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the riding of Kenora—Rainy River from 2011 to 2018.
Sarah Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Hampton |
| Succeeded by | Greg Rickford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1982-07-19) July 19, 1982 (age 41) Atikokan, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence(s) | Vermilion Bay, Ontario |
| Occupation | Executive assistant |
| Website | www |
Campbell was born in Atikokan, and raised in Atikokan, Thunder Bay and Ear Falls, where her father owns a tourist camp. Campbell lives in Vermilion Bay with her family. She was the riding assistant to former NDP leader Howard Hampton.
Campbell ran in the 2011 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Kenora—Rainy River. She defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Rod McKay by 2,642 votes.[2][3] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating PC candidate Randy Nickle by 6,967 votes.[4]
She was the party's critic for women's issues and aboriginal affairs.[5]
In November 2017, Campbell announced that she would not seek a third term and would be leaving politics.[6]
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sarah Campbell | 12,889 | 55.65 | +6.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Randy Nickle | 5,905 | 25.49 | -12.16 | ||||
| Liberal | Anthony Leek | 3,652 | 15.77 | +5.79 | ||||
| Green | Tim McKillop | 711 | 3.07 | +1.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,157 | 100.00 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +9.02 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Sarah Campbell | 10,949 | 49.62 | -11.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rod McKay | 8,307 | 37.65 | +25.95 | ||||
| Liberal | Anthony Leek | 2,202 | 9.98 | -14.44 | ||||
| Green | Jo Jo Holiday | 391 | 1.77 | -1.49 | ||||
| Northern Ontario Heritage | Charmaine Romaniuk | 216 | 0.98 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,065 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 65 | 0.29 | ||||||
| Turnout | 22,130 | 45.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 48,369 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -18.48 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
- @ONPARLeducation (July 13, 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- "Campbell retains Kenora-Rainy River seat for NDP". Kenora Daily Miner and News. October 6, 2011.
- "General Election by District: Kenora-Rainy River". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014.
- Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet".
- Walters, Jeff (November 21, 2017). "Sarah Campbell to leave politics; Greg Rickford to run in Kenora - Rainy River". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District 035, Kenora-Rainy River". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- Elections Ontario (2011). "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Kenora—Rainy River" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.[permanent dead link]