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♂ Matthew C. Cameron
aliasMatthew C. Cameron
Record
8977 · 5616

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 2 October 1822 → 201 years + 7 months ago
Lived 64 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 25 June 1887 → 136 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 6 months after 27 November 1878
Special notes
None
 
Matthew C. Cameron (1822–1887) 200x186
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
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
Ontario 11 2 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 2–3
LC
 1 Party leader 49–56 20 Dec 1871 — 14 Oct 1878 6 9 24
2. ON 2–3
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 49–56 20 Dec 1871 — 14 Oct 1878 6 9 24

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Adam Crooks  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,203 Votes: 2,093 Participation: 49.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32668(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/3 1,178 56.28% +264 Loser:
LIB
 914 43.67% ? Stock

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,485 Votes: 2,344 Participation: 52.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32751(F) — 23 Jul 2023 00:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 1,232 52.56% +120 Loser:
LIB
 1,112 47.44% ? Medcalf
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 49
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,312 Votes: 3,435 Participation: 54.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32833(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LC
 1/3 1,849 53.83% +270 Loser:
LIB
 1,579 45.97% Adam Crooks
After his election:
27 Nov 1878 56
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 10 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
21 December 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33107(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Alexander Morris

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cameron, Sir Matthew Crooks		  2 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cameron, sir Matthew Crooks		  2 Dec 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Matthew Crooks Cameron		  2 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Matthew Crooks Cameron		  2 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Matthew Crooks Cameron		  2 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Dec 2023 18:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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