Anthony Chisholm Abbott
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga
In office
1974–1979
Preceded byDon Blenkarn
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born(1930-11-26)November 26, 1930
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedMarch 23, 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 92)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseNaomi Abbott
RelationsDouglas Charles Abbott (father)
Children3
Alma materBishop's University
Osgoode Hall Law School

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

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.[1]

Electoral record

1988 Canadian federal election: Eglinton—Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJoe Volpe20,44651.02+8.04$33,611
Progressive ConservativeTony Abbott12,40030.94−9.35$26,187
New DemocraticVittoria Levi6,24115.57+0.68$16,036
LibertarianSandor L. Hegedus5381.34+0.51$0
CommunistGeoffrey da Silva2080.52+0.02$357
Revolutionary
Workers League
Margaret Manwaring1230.31$776
Commonwealth of CanadaJames Felicioni1220.30$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%±%
LiberalTony Abbott38,51744.16
Progressive ConservativeDon Blenkarn34,08039.08
New DemocraticDavid Busby14,27616.37
IndependentRichard C. Darwin2270.26
Marxist–LeninistDavid Starbuck1130.13
Total valid votes 87,213 100.00
Total rejected ballots 279
Turnout 87,492 73.58
Electors on the lists 118,909

References

  1. "Anthony Abbott". Legacy.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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