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♂ William Cameron
aliasWilliam Cameron
Record
8998 · 10201

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Nova Scotia 3 2 5
Birth 25 September 1847 → 176 years + 7 months ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
First mandate 8 March 1887 → 137 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 39 years + 5 months
Death 11 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 7 months after 19 April 1897
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
Nova Scotia 10 1 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Matthew H. Fitzpatrick  m 
⊖ Edward M. Macdonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George G. Patterson  m 
⊖ John M. Yorston  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander Grant  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James D. McGregor  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Charles E. Tanner  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
8 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17869(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,992 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17885(F) — 9 Aug 2023 17:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/6 2,897 51.15% +62 Loser:
LC
 2,835 50.05% Charles E. Tanner

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,147 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17908(F) — 9 Aug 2023 17:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/6 3,254 53.79% +262 Loser:
LIB
 2,992 49.46% James D. McGregor

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17936(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LC
 6/6 3,262 48.83% -52 Winner:
LC
 3,314 49.60% Matthew H. Fitzpatrick
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,968 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
2 October 1901
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17958(F) — 6 Feb 2022 22:11 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 6/6 1,377 22.99% -1,809 Winner:
LC
 3,186 53.20% Charles E. Tanner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Cameron, William (p. 28)		 31 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Cameron (Canadian politician)		 31 Jul 2023

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