Cam Campion

Cameron John Campion (1943 – 16 October 1995) When Myles and MacIntyre founded the breakaway Liberal Party Campion was widely tipped to follow them into the new party. Campion said that he had not yet given up on National and was still "flat out" trying to change National's policy direction.

He announced his resignation from the National Party on 3 March 1993, and accused the party of attempting to rig the re-selection process against him also labeling Prime Minister Jim Bolger as arrogant and intimidating and sick of his style of leadership which ignored opinions in caucus. Bolger said the allegations were a "joke" and inferred Campion lacked integrity. Campion remained an Independent for the remainder of his term, up to the 1993 general election in November when he was defeated.

Death Campion had suffered from bowel cancer and in early 1995 his case was diagnosed as terminal. He died on 16 October 1995, survived by his wife Margaret and their four children. In the 2019 New Year Honours, she was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to the community.