James Edward Abbott, PC (August 18, 1942 – July 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician, a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2004. Originally representing the riding of Kootenay East, he had represented Kootenay—Columbia since the boundaries were redrawn, and the name changed, in 1997. Before retiring, Abbott was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation (Canada). On October 15, 2007, he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and as such was entitled to the style "The Honourable" for life.[1]
James Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kootenay—Columbia (Kootenay East; 1993–1997) | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sid Parker |
| Succeeded by | David Wilks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 26, 2020 (aged 77) Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Reform (1993–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) |
| Spouse | Jeannette Bryce |
| Profession | Businessman, manager |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation |
On June 30, 2010, he attended the inauguration of President Benigno Aquino III in the Philippines, as the representative of Canada.[2]
Abbott died in Cranbrook, British Columbia on July 26, 2020, at the age of 77.[2]
Electoral record
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Abbott | 23,398 | 59.6% | +5.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | Leon R. Pendleton | 8,892 | 22.6% | -3.3 | ||||
| Green | Ralph Moore | 3,933 | 10.0% | +3.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Betty Aitchison | 3,044 | 7.8% | -5.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.00% | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Abbott | 22,181 | 54.4% | +2.4 | $76,689.06 | |||
| New Democratic | Brent Bush | 10,560 | 25.9% | +2.1 | $20.927.27 | |||
| Liberal | Jhim Burwell | 5,443 | 13.3% | -4.6 | $8,240.83 | |||
| Green | Clements Verhoeven | 2,490 | 6.1% | -0.1 | $3,632.47 | |||
| Canadian Action | Thomas Frederick Sima | 132 | 0.3% | – | N/A | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,806 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 129 | 0.32% | ||||||
| Turnout | 40,935 | 64.76% | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Jim Abbott | 21,336 | 52.01% | – | $89,327 | |||
| New Democratic | Brent Bush | 9,772 | 23.82% | – | $32,311 | |||
| Liberal | Ross Priest | 7,351 | 17.92% | – | $36,595 | |||
| Green | Carmen Gustafson | 2,558 | 6.23% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,017 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.32% | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,147 | 65.09% | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Jim Abbott | 25,663 | 67.77% | – | $62,316 | |||
| Liberal | Delvin R. Chatterson | 5,581 | 14.73% | – | $18,971 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrea Dunlop | 3,297 | 8.70% | – | $3,732 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jerry Pirie | 2,165 | 5.71% | – | $340 | |||
| Green | Jubilee Rose Cacaci | 1,158 | 3.05% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,864 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.37% | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,003 | 65.16% | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Jim Abbott | 22,387 | 61.91% | – | $49,956 | |||
| Liberal | Mark Shmigelsky | 6,373 | 17.62% | – | $28,560 | |||
| New Democratic | Greg Edwards | 5,133 | 14.19% | – | $29,778 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Palmer | 1,479 | 4.09% | – | $322 | |||
| Green | Anna Rowe | 786 | 2.17% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,158 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.36% | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,289 | 64.90% | ||||||