Anthony Abbott

For other people named Anthony Abbott, see Anthony Abbott (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Anthony Chisholm Abbott
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga
In office
1974–1979
Preceded by Don Blenkarn
Succeeded by District was abolished in 1976
Personal details
Born (1930-11-26) November 26, 1930
Montreal, Quebec
Political party Liberal
Relations Douglas Charles Abbott (father)
Occupation Politician (former)
Religion Anglican

Anthony Chisholm "Tony" Abbott, PC (born November 26, 1930) is a former Canadian politician.

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

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.

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.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1974: Mississauga
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalTony Abbott 38,517 44.16
     Progressive Conservative Don Blenkarn 34,080 39.08
New DemocraticDavid Busby 14,276 16.37
     Independent Richard C. Darwin 227 0.26
Marxist–LeninistDavid 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

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Bryce Stuart Mackasey		 Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
1976–1977 		Succeeded by
Warren Allmand
' Minister of State (Small Businesses)
1977–1978 		'
Preceded by
Joseph-Philippe Guay		 Minister of National Revenue
1978–1979 		Succeeded by
Walter Baker
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