James Edward Abbott, (August 18, 1942 – July 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician, a

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member of the

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. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the

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from 2000 to 2004. Originally representing the riding of

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, he had represented

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since the boundaries were redrawn, and the name changed, in 1997. Before retiring, Abbott was the Parliamentary Secretary to the

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. On October 15, 2007, he was sworn in as a member of the

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, and as such was entitled to the style "

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" for life. On June 30, 2010, he attended the

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of President Benigno Aquino III in the Philippines, as the representative of Canada. Abbott died in Cranbrook, British Columbia on July 26, 2020, at the age of 77.

Electoral record

References

External links

Official site

How'd They Vote?: Jim Abbott's voting history and quotes
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Jim 1942 births Canadian Alliance MPs Canadian people of British descent Conservative Party of Canada MPs 2020 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Toronto Reform Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian legislators 21st-century Canadian legislators