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♂ A.J. Patrick Cameron
aliasA.J. Patrick Cameron
Record
8897 · 6990

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 4 9
Birth 23 September 1895 → 128 years + 7 months ago
Lived 86 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 9 months
Death 3 January 1982 → 42 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 6 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
A.J. Patrick Cameron (1895–1982)
© Photo 1966 Chambre des Communes (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Cameron served nearly 14 years over five non-consecutive mandates as the Liberal MP for High Park. A neighbour discovered the bodies of both Cameron and his wife Beatrice at their Etobicoke apartment on January 3, 1982. Metro Toronto Police indicated they both died early that day of natural causes. Cameron had been out of office for more than 13 years.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 11 16

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander J. Anderson  m 
⊖ William A. McMaster  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John W. Kucherepa  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William H. Temple  m 
 
Eligible: 37,165 Votes: 26,104 Participation: 70.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22962(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:54 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 12,061 46.20% -205 Winner:
NATG
 12,266 46.99% Alexander J. Anderson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,983 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23222(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 11,379 37.95% -1,613 Winner:
PC
 12,992 43.33% William A. McMaster
Eligible: 41,604 Votes: 30,962 Participation: 74.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23483(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 12,216 39.90% +490 Loser:
PC
 11,726 38.30% William A. McMaster

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,281 Votes: 23,303 Participation: 60.87% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23784(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 10,032 43.66% +1,506 Loser:
PC
 8,526 37.11% William C. Davidson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,853 Votes: 24,353 Participation: 69.87% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24065(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/4 8,767 36.60% -2,267 Winner:
PC
 11,034 46.06% John W. Kucherepa
Eligible: 34,853 Votes: 27,368 Participation: 78.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24331(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 2/4 9,586 35.03% -4,703 Winner:
PC
 14,289 52.21% John W. Kucherepa
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,728 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24608(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/4 11,388 44.26% +2,299 Loser:
PC
 9,089 35.33% John W. Kucherepa

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,127 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24872(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
 1/5 13,034 51.87% +5,989 Loser:
PC
 7,045 28.04% James H. Stephens

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 30,450 Votes: 22,819 Participation: 74.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25141(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 11,171 49.71% +4,519 Loser:
PC
 6,652 29.60% Bill Whiteacre

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,244 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9981(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 16,260 42.52% Walter C. Deakon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan John Patrick Cameron, Q.C., M.P.		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan John Patrick Cameron, c.r., député		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pat Cameron		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Feb 2024 22:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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