Coline Campbell

Coline M. Campbell (born 26 September 1940) is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada in the 30th (1974–1979), 32nd (1980–1984) and 34th (1988–1993) Canadian Parliaments. Campbell was the first woman from Nova Scotia elected to the House of Commons.[1]

Coline M. Campbell
MP for South Western Nova
In office
8 July 1974 – 22 May 1979
Preceded byCharles Haliburton
Succeeded byCharles Haliburton
MP for South West Nova
In office
18 February 1980 – 4 September 1984
Preceded byCharles Haliburton
Succeeded byGerald Comeau
MP for South West Nova
In office
21 November 1988 – 25 October 1993
Preceded byGerald Comeau
Succeeded byHarry Verran
Personal details
Born (1940-09-26) 26 September 1940
Digby County, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
OccupationLawyer, teacher, politician

Before politics

Prior to entering politics, Campbell was a teacher and lawyer.

Political career

She was first elected in the 1974 federal election at the South Western Nova electoral district for the Liberal party. After her first term in Parliament, she was defeated by Charles E. Haliburton of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1979 federal election in what was now called the South West Nova riding.

Following the short-lived Progressive Conservative minority government of Joe Clark, she was re-elected at South West Nova in the 1980 federal election.[2] But she lost the seat again in the 1984 federal election to Gerald Comeau of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

Her last term in Parliament began with her second comeback in the 1988 federal election.[2] She did not seek another term in Parliament after this and left federal politics as of the 1993 federal election.[2]

References
  1. PARLINFO - Parliamentary File - Complete File - CAMPBELL, Coline M., B.A., B.Ed., LL.B. Library of Parliament
  2. Hill, Tony L. (2002). Canadian politics, riding by riding: an in-depth analysis of Canada's 301 federal electoral districts. Prospect Park Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-9723436-0-1.


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