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♂ John D. Cameron
aliasJohn D. Cameron
Record
8960 · 14057

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 2 6
Birth 18 September 1858 → 165 years + 7 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 13 January 1892 → 132 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 3 months
Death 26 March 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 3 months after 6 December 1899
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 7 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James T. Gordon  m 
⊖ Daniel E. Sprague  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hugh J. Macdonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,434 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
13 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36558(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 766 53.42% +98 Loser:
CONS
 668 46.58% Daniel E. Sprague

Service: 6 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,142 Votes: 1,603 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36595(F) — 17 Mar 2022 10:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/2 874 54.52% +145 Loser:
CONS
 729 45.48% Daniel E. Sprague
After his election:
10 Jan 1893 34
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 5 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,142 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
20 January 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36600(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,464 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36642(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,336 Votes: 2,506 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36729(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 1,223 48.80% -60 Winner:
CONS
 1,283 51.20% Hugh J. Macdonald
Eligible: 4,251 Votes: 3,440 Participation: 80.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36885(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 1,633 47.47% -174 Winner:
CONS
 1,807 52.53% James T. Gordon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Cameron, John Donald		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Cameron, John Donald		 25 Nov 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Donald Cameron (1858-1923)		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Donald Cameron		 25 Nov 2023

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