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♂ William G. Cameron
aliasWilliam G. Cameron
Record
9000 · 13773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 25 September 1853 → 170 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 1 month
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 29 October 1930 → 93 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 8 months after 1 February 1907
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
16 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Beaven  m 
⊖ John Braden  m 
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Hayward  m 
⊖ Joseph Hunter  m 
⊖ James D. McNiven  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George L. Milne  m 
⊖ Henry B. Thomson  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry F.W. Behnsen  m 
⊖ Frederick Davey  m 
⊖ Richard Hall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard McBride  m 
⊖ Albert McPhillips  m 
⊖ Robert P. Rithet  m 
⊖ John H. Turner  m 
 
Eligible: 4,810 Votes: 12,257 Participation: 63.71% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28741(F) — 2 Mar 2022 15:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
OPPO
 7/8 664 21.67% -1,496 Winner:
GOV
 2,160 70.50% John Braden
Eligible: 4,496 Votes: 12,795 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28858(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/9 1,860 58.14% +464 Loser:
LC
 1,396 43.64% Charles Hayward

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,066 Votes: 12,548 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 12
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28911(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 6/12 1,164 37.11% -213 Winner:
LC
 1,377 43.90% Henry B. Thomson

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William George Cameron		 31 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Jul 2023 15:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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