Eoin Harrap Cameron was an Australian radio personality in Perth, Western Australia and member of the Australian House of Representatives.
11 Facts About Eoin Cameron
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Eoin Cameron was described by colleague Geoff Hutchison as having a "delicious need to delight and offend in equal measure", and known for regularly ignoring political correctness.
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Eoin Cameron made minor television appearances in The Grant and Cameron show and The Entertainers, both on Channel 9.
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In 1993, Eoin Cameron stood for the seat of Stirling in the federal election, winning the seat for the Liberal Party but immediately went into opposition with leader John Hewson losing the election.
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Eoin Cameron held the seat in the 1996 election that brought John Howard to power, before losing to Labor's Jann McFarlane in the 1998 election.
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Eoin Cameron supported Hewson who he referred to as Huey and reckoned Hewson would win the leadership spill he initiated that he ultimately lost to Alexander Downer in 1994.
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Eoin Cameron was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, the second of ten children.
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Eoin Cameron left school at 14 and did a variety of jobs including farm labourer and roustabout.
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Eoin Cameron's family moved to Western Australia when he was 16.
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On 23 June 2016, Eoin Cameron died following a heart attack in Albany, Western Australia.
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Eoin Cameron's death was announced on the ABC throughout the night.