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♂ John J. Cameron
aliasJohn J. Cameron
Record
8963 · 10339

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Nova Scotia 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 13 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
Lived 80 years + 8 months
First mandate 20 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 6 months
Death 18 August 1957 → 66 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 9 months after 27 October 1941
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 4 4 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Chisholm  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry D. Madden  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,455 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21053(F) — 23 Jan 2022 16:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 987 40.20% -481 Winner:
LIB
 1,468 59.80% William Chisholm
Eligible: 6,847 Votes: 5,691 Participation: 83.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
41		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18168(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
LC
 1/2 2,931 51.91% +216 Loser:
LIB
 2,715 48.09% J. Ross Byrne

Service: 4 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,085 Votes: 4,949 Participation: 69.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
42		 Nova Scotia
28 October 1941
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18202(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LC
 2/2 2,448 49.87% -13 Winner:
LIB
 2,461 50.13% Harry D. Madden

Online biographical references (2)

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

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