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Anthony Chisholm Abbott
Anthony Chisholm Abbott
Born	November 26, 1930 (age 79); Montreal
Occupation	Politician (former)
Religious beliefs	Anglican
Parents	Douglas Charles Abbott (father)

For other persons named Anthony Abbott, see Anthony Abbott (disambiguation).

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

Born in Montreal,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. Abbott subsequently moved to Vancouver Island following his 1988 electoral defeat, and is in legal practice with the MacIsaac Group. He is also a tourism accommodation operator on the island.

Abbott has rejoined the Liberal Party, and, in 2006, supported Bob Rae for the party leadership.

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Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Don Blenkarn	Member of Parliament for Mississauga 1974–1979	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1976.
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

[edit] Electoral record

1974 federal election : Mississauga edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	38,517	44.16
	Progressive Conservative	(x)Don Blenkarn	34,080	39.08
	New Democratic Party	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