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♂ Daniel A. Cameron
aliasDaniel A. Cameron
Record
8916 · 10125

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 4 2 6
Birth 10 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
Lived 66 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 4 September 1937 → 86 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 10 21
Nova Scotia 8 1 28 Z
TOTAL 10 0 19

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Butts  m 
⊖ John C. Douglas  m 
⊖ David J. Hartigan  m 
⊖ Finlay MacDonald  m 
⊖ Philip McLeod  m 
⊖ Arthur R. Richardson  m 
⊖ W. Forman Waye  m 
 		 ⊖ William F. Carroll  m 
⊖ Neil Fergusson  m 
⊖ Lewis W. Johnstone  m 
⊖ Donald B. McLeod  m 
⊖ Daniel W. Morrison  m 
⊖ Joseph Steele  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 55,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Provincial
36		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1916
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18033(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/9 7,036 50.40% +272 Loser:
LIB
 6,764 48.45% David J. Hartigan

Service: 4 years 1 month 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,257 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18052(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 6/12 5,729 32.16% -3,448 Winner:
FALA
 9,177 51.52% Arthur R. Richardson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
1 March 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18071(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 3 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,928 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
38		 Nova Scotia
25 June 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18088(F) — 14 Sep 2021 20:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LC
 1,760 50.81% Philip McLeod
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,905 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
39		 Nova Scotia
1 October 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 18116(F) — 7 Feb 2022 21:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
 2/4 1,773 51.35% +121 Loser:
LC
 1,652 47.84% Philip McLeod
After his election:
1 Jul 1930 59
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 9 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,961 Votes: 25,154 Participation: 81.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22374(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 9,268 36.85% -6,618 Winner:
LC
 15,886 63.15% Finlay MacDonald
Eligible: 4,772 Votes: 4,273 Participation: 89.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
40		 Nova Scotia
22 August 1933
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18136(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LC
 2,216 52.18% Frederick W. (Casey) Baldwin
Eligible: 17,542 Votes: 13,901 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22645(F) — 25 Jan 2022 21:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 6,457 46.45% +2,390 Loser:
LC
 4,067 29.26% Lewis W. Johnstone
After his election:
4 Sep 1937 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,542 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
18 October 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Matthew MacLean

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Daniel Alexander Cameron, K.C., M.P.		 31 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Daniel Alexander Cameron, C.R., député		 31 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cameron, Daniel Alexander (p. 27)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Daniel Alexander Cameron		 31 Jul 2023

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