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♂ Malcolm Cameron
aliasMalcolm Cameron
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 25 April 1808 → 216 years ago
Lived 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 8 months
Death 1 June 1876 → 147 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Malcolm Cameron (1808–1876)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
An Ontario Liberal, Cameron lost in Ontario North during the first federal election in 1867; again in Renfrew South in the 1869 by-election, and again in Russell during the 1872 general election. Finally winning the seat for Ontario South in the 1874 general election, he died in office 2 years and 4 months later, at the age of 68.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 4 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas N. Gibbs  m 
⊖ John L. McDougall  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Grant  m 
⊖ John H. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,674 Votes: 2,990 Participation: 81.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17669(F) — 25 Oct 2021 10:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,362 45.55% -266 Winner:
LIB
 1,628 54.45% John H. Thompson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 746 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
12 July 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 264 35.39% -218 Winner:
LIB
 482 64.61% John L. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,169 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18575(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
64
LIB
 2/2 952 43.89% -265 Winner:
CONS
 1,217 56.11% James A. Grant
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 3,127 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18797(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:59 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 1,639 52.41% +151 Loser:
LC
 1,488 47.59% Thomas N. Gibbs
After his election:
1 Jun 1876 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 3,292 Participation: 81.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
5 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18972(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:33 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
LC
 1,665 50.58% Thomas N. Gibbs

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Malcolm Cameron, M.P.		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Malcolm Cameron, député		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Malcolm Cameron (Canadian politician)		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Feb 2024 22:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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