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♂ Malcolm C. Cameron
aliasMalcolm C. Cameron
Record
8973 · 5051

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 2 10
Birth 12 April 1831 → 193 years ago
Lived 67 years + 5 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 3 months
Death 26 September 1898 → 125 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 3 months + 27 days after 30 May 1898
Special notes
None
 
Malcolm C. Cameron (1831–1898)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Malcolm G. Cameron (1857–1925) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1898) Died in office
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 9 22

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 12  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Greenway  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Porter  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James C. Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,853 Votes: 3,078 Participation: 79.89% Candidacies: 3
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17649(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 1,624 52.76% +171 Loser:
IND
 1,453 47.21% D.H. Ritchie

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,701 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18541(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,393 51.57% +85 Loser:
IND
 1,308 48.43% Thomas Greenway
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 42
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,572 Votes: 2,958 Participation: 82.81% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18775(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,522 51.45% +86 Loser:
IND
 1,436 48.55% Thomas Greenway
After his election:
22 Oct 1874 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,572 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
11 February 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18948(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Thomas Greenway
Eligible: 4,675 Votes: 3,638 Participation: 77.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19061(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,874 52.30% +165 Loser:
LC
 1,709 47.70% Robert Porter

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19257(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 1,736 50.42% +29 Loser:
LC
 1,707 49.58% Robert Porter

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19463(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 2,139 49.70% -26 Winner:
LC
 2,165 50.30% Robert Porter
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,019 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19815(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 2,199 54.72% +379 Loser:
LC
 1,820 45.28% Robert Porter
After his election:
26 Dec 1891 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
22 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19965(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
CONS
 2 66.67% James C. Patterson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
14 January 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20019(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
64
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20103(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 1,837 45.00% +317 Loser:
CONS
 1,520 37.24% Robert McLean
After his election:
30 May 1898 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,408 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
21 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20267(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 2,274 51.59% Robert Holmes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Malcolm Colin Cameron		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Malcolm Colin Cameron		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm Colin Cameron		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 17:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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