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♂ Hector Cameron
aliasHector Cameron
Record
8946 · 5238

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 5 8
Birth 3 June 1832 → 191 years + 10 months ago
Lived 64 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 September 1875 → 148 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 3 months
Death 2 November 1896 → 127 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 8 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
Hector Cameron (1832–1896) 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 11 5 3

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Barron  m 
⊖ James Maclennan  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George Kempt  m 
⊖ John Morison  m 
 
Eligible: 1,380 Votes: 1,090 Participation: 78.99% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17688(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:06 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 403 36.97% -284 Winner:
LIB
 687 63.03% John Morison
Eligible: 2,484 Votes: 1,802 Participation: 72.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17689(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:07 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 2/2 801 44.45% -200 Winner:
LIB
 1,001 55.55% George Kempt
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 1,124 Participation: 70.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18816(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 2/2 560 49.82% -4 Winner:
LIB
 564 50.18% James Maclennan
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 1,205 Participation: 76.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18936(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 601 49.88% -3 Winner:
LIB
 604 50.12% James Maclennan
Eligible: 1,585 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
17 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18937(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,514 Votes: 1,696 Participation: 67.46% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19102(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 917 55.31% +176 Loser:
LIB
 741 44.69% James Maclennan

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,836 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19298(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,063 57.90% +290 Loser:
IND
 773 42.10% G.G. Keith

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,583 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19506(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 1,141 44.17% -301 Winner:
LIB
 1,442 55.83% John A. Barron

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hector Cameron, K.C., M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hector Cameron, C.R., député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hector Cameron (politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 15:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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