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Donald Milner Cameron

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Don Cameron
Don Cameron in 1968
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moreton
In office
5 November 1983 – 24 March 1990
Preceded byJames Killen
Succeeded byGarrie Gibson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Fadden
In office
10 December 1977 – 5 March 1983
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDavid Beddall
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Griffith
In office
26 November 1966 – 10 December 1977
Preceded byWilfred Coutts
Succeeded byBen Humphreys
Personal details
Born (1940-02-06) 6 February 1940 (age 84)
Brisbane, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseLila Cameron
ChildrenHeather Cameron, Andrea Cameron, Alana Cameron, Suzanne Cameron
OccupationCorporate executive

Donald Milner Cameron AM (born 6 February 1940) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Brisbane, and educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School[1] and the University of Queensland.

He became a junior corporate executive and then industrial officer for the Australian Association of Employers of Waterside Labour. He joined the Liberal Party of Australia, and in 1966, aged 26, he won the marginal seat of Griffith in inner Brisbane, and held it against determined challenges from the Australian Labor Party until 1977, when a redistribution nearly erased his majority there. He then shifted to the safer seat of Fadden.[2]

In 1972, Cameron announced his support for lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 and said the McMahon government's inaction on the matter was alienating young people.[3]

In the big swing to Labor at the 1983 election, Don Cameron was defeated, but he was re-elected shortly after at a by-election for the seat of Moreton, which he held until 1990, when he was again defeated.[4]

In the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours, Don Cameron was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to the community, particularly youth, and to the Australian Parliament".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  2. ^ Biography for CAMERON, Donald Milner
  3. ^ "Liberal advocates 18-year-old vote". The Canberra Times. 13 June 1972.
  4. ^ Moreton - 2010 Federal Election
  5. ^ "Donald Milner CAMERON". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Griffith
1966–1977
Succeeded by
New division Member for Fadden
1977–1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Moreton
1983–1990
Succeeded by