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♂ Anthony Chisholm Abbott
aliasTony Abbott
Record
21 · 1363

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 26 November 1930 → 93 years + 5 months ago
Lived 92 years + 3 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 7 months
Death 23 March 2023 → 1 year + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 10 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
Anthony Chisholm Abbott (1930–2023)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Douglas C. Abbott (1899–1987) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 10 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 47–48 24 Nov 1978 — 03 Jun 1979 0 6 10
 1. National Revenue

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Donald A. Blenkarn  m 
⊕ Giuseppe (Joe) Volpe  m 
 		 ⊖ G. Alexander Jupp  m 
 
Eligible: 118,909 Votes: 87,492 Participation: 73.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10527(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/5 38,517 44.16% +4,437 Loser:
PC
 34,080 39.08% Donald A. Blenkarn

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,315 Votes: 68,755 Participation: 73.68% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/5 26,881 39.10% -3,650 Winner:
PC
 30,531 44.41% G. Alexander Jupp
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,078 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3565(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
PC
 2/7 12,400 30.94% -8,046 Winner:
LIB
 20,446 51.02% Giuseppe (Joe) Volpe

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Anthony Chisholm Abbott, P.C., M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Anthony Chisholm Abbott, C.P., député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tony Abbott (Ontario politician)		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 14:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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