Sandy Cameron represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1973 to 1984.
10 Facts About Sandy Cameron
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Sandy Cameron was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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Sandy Cameron's son Alex Cameron was born on 1964 and became an Anglican Church of Canada priest and was in 2022 elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.
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Sandy Cameron entered provincial politics in 1973, winning a byelection in the Guysborough riding.
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Sandy Cameron was re-elected in the 1974 election, and continued to serve in the fisheries portfolio.
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Sandy Cameron was re-elected by 13 votes in the 1978 election, but moved to the opposition benches as Regan's Liberal government was defeated.
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However, Sandy Cameron was re-elected in his own riding by over 600 votes, and continued to serve as party leader.
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Sandy Cameron led the Liberals into the 1984 election, but the party was reduced to 6 seats, while their popular vote dropped to 31 per cent.
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Sandy Cameron was defeated in his own riding, losing to Progressive Conservative Chuck MacNeil by 390 votes.
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Sandy Cameron died on December 25,2004, in his hometown of Sherbrooke after a brief battle with cancer.