Matthew Crooks Cameron
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Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron | |
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Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1878 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Morris |
| Constituency | Toronto East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1822 Conservative |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron,
Background
He was born in
Politics
In 1859, he was elected to Toronto City Council to represent St James' Ward. Two years, later, in January 1861, he was defeated in his effort to become Mayor of Toronto, but later that year, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for North Ontario. He was defeated in 1863 but was elected in an 1864 by-election when the incumbent, William McDougall, was forced to run for re-election after he was named to the executive council. Cameron was opposed to Confederation, preferring a legislative union. In 1867, he ran unsuccessfully in Ontario North in the federal election but was elected for Toronto East to the provincial legislature.[1]
Cameron entered the
In 1871, he became Commissioner of Crown Lands. With the defeat of the Macdonald government in the
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,178 | 56.28 | |||||
| Liberal | Mr. Stock | 914 | 43.67 | |||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 1 | 0.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,093 | 49.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,203 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,232 | 52.56 | −3.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Medcalf | 1,112 | 47.44 | +3.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,344 | 52.26 | +2.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,485 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,849 | 53.83 | +1.27 | ||||
| Liberal | Adam Crooks | 1,579 | 45.97 | −1.47 | ||||
| Independent | R.M. Allen | 7 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,435 | 54.42 | +2.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,312 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Evans, A. Margaret. "Cameron, Matthew Crooks". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto and Université Laval. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
- "Matthew Crooks Cameron". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
