Tony Abbott (Ontario politician)

Anthony Chisholm Abbott, PC (born November 26, 1930) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.[1][2][3]

For other people named Anthony Abbott, see Anthony Abbott (disambiguation).
The Honourable

Anthony Chisholm Abbott

PC
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga
In office
1974–1979
Preceded byDon Blenkarn
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1976
Personal details
Born (1930-11-26) November 26, 1930
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelationsDouglas Charles Abbott (father)
OccupationPolitician (former)

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.

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
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. "Tony Abbott registers as agent of foreign influence over UK trade adviser role". the Guardian. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. "Tony Abbott: Aussie ex-PM registers as foreign agent over UK role". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. AFP (2020-10-09). "Aussie ex-PM Tony Abbott registers as foreign agent over UK role". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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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