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♂ Hugh Cameron
aliasHugh Cameron
Record
8947 · 4919

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 6 10
Birth 18 March 1836 → 188 years + 1 month ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 4 months
Death 11 May 1918 → 105 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 10 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
Hugh Cameron (1836–1918) 200x323
© Photo — 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
Canada 18 11 12

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel McDonnell  m  (7 runoffs)
⊖ Angus McLennan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Colin F. McIsaac  m 
 
Eligible: 2,689 Votes: 1,787 Participation: 66.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17606(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
ANTI
 1/2 1,186 66.37% +585 Loser:
CONS
 601 33.63% Samuel McDonnell
After his election:
30 Jan 1869 32
ANTI
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,525 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18503(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
LC
 2/2 1,232 48.79% -61 Winner:
CONS
 1,293 51.21% Samuel McDonnell
Eligible: 3,504 Votes: 2,325 Participation: 66.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18735(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
37
LC
 2/2 1,102 47.40% -121 Winner:
LIB
 1,223 52.60% Samuel McDonnell
Eligible: 3,824 Votes: 3,198 Participation: 83.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19021(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
42
LC
 2/3 1,175 36.74% -109 Winner:
LIB
 1,284 40.15% Samuel McDonnell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,974 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19217(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LC
 1/2 1,912 64.29% +850 Loser:
LIB
 1,062 35.71% Samuel McDonnell

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,375 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19421(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,913 56.68% +451 Loser:
LIB
 1,462 43.32% Samuel McDonnell

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,444 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Nova Scotia
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19769(F) — 17 Nov 2023 13:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 1,877 54.50% +310 Loser:
LIB
 1,567 45.50% Samuel McDonnell

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20057(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
CONS
 2/3 1,532 38.83% -144 Winner:
LIB
 1,676 42.48% Angus McLennan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,346 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20313(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 1,644 37.83% -1,058 Winner:
LIB
 2,702 62.17% Angus McLennan
Eligible: 3,377 Votes: 2,446 Participation: 72.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20554(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:38 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
CONS
 2/2 810 33.35% -809 Winner:
LIB
 1,619 66.65% Colin F. McIsaac

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Cameron, M.P.		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh Cameron, député		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Cameron (politician)		 17 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Nov 2023 13:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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