Tony Abbott (Ontario politician)

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Anthony Chisholm Abbott PC (November 26, 1930 – March 23, 2023) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

The Honourable Anthony Chisholm Abbott PC
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga
In office 1974–1979
Preceded by	Don Blenkarn
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	(1930-11-26)November 26, 1930 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	March 23, 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 92) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Naomi Abbott
Relations	Douglas Charles Abbott (father)
Children	3
Alma mater	Bishop's University Osgoode Hall Law School

Early life

Born in Montreal, the son of Douglas Charles Abbott, Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Mississauga, Ontario in the 1974 federal election.

Political career

In 1976, he was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. In 1977, he became Minister of State for Small Businesses. From 1978 until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 election, he was Minister of National Revenue.

Abbott lost his seat in the 1979 election. He attempted to return to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1988 federal election running in Eglinton—Lawrence, but was unsuccessful.

Later career

After his defeat, Abbott returned to the private sector serving as president of the Retail Council of Canada. From 1980 until 1988, he was based in London (UK) as the business advisor and legal counsel at the branch office of a major Canadian law firm.

Death

Abbott died on March 23, 2023, at the age of 92.

Electoral record

1988 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Joe Volpe	20,446	51.02	+8.04	$33,611
	Progressive Conservative	Tony Abbott	12,400	30.94	−9.35	$26,187
	New Democratic	Vittoria Levi	6,241	15.57	+0.68	$16,036
	Libertarian	Sandor L. Hegedus	538	1.34	+0.51	$0
	Communist	Geoffrey da Silva	208	0.52	+0.02	$357
	Revolutionary Workers League	Margaret Manwaring	123	0.31		$776
	Commonwealth of Canada	James Felicioni	122	0.30		$67
Total valid votes			40,078	100.00
Total rejected ballots			565
Turnout			40,643	74.76
Electors on the lists			54,362

1974 Canadian federal election: Mississauga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	38,517	44.16
	Progressive Conservative	Don Blenkarn	34,080	39.08
	New Democratic	David Busby	14,276	16.37
	Independent	Richard C. Darwin	227	0.26
	Marxist–Leninist	David Starbuck	113	0.13
Total valid votes			87,213	100.00
Total rejected ballots			279
Turnout			87,492	73.58
Electors on the lists			118,909
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External links

• Tony Abbott (Ontario politician) – Parliament of Canada biography