Bill Attewell

William Charles Attewell (January 21, 1932 – December 24, 2021) is a former Canadian politician.

William Charles Attewell
Member of Parliament
for Markham
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byJag Bhaduria
Member of Parliament
for Don Valley East
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byDavid Smith
Succeeded byAlan Redway
Personal details
Born(1932-01-21)January 21, 1932
Saint John, New Brunswick
DiedDecember 24, 2021(2021-12-24) (aged 89)
Political partyConservative

A corporate executive, Attewell was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Don Valley East defeating Liberal cabinet minister David Smith in the 1984 federal election that brought Brian Mulroney to power.[1]

As a result of redistribution, he decided to move to the riding of Markham, just outside Toronto, where he owned property, for the 1988 federal election leaving his former riding to former East York mayor Alan Redway who retained the riding for the Tories.[2]

Attewell won Markham, defeating Liberal candidate Jag Bhaduria and former Conservative MP John Gamble who was running as an independent.[3]

A backbencher throughout the Mulroney years, Attewell was appointed parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Kim Campbell after she won the 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership convention. He ran in the 1993 federal election but was defeated by an almost two-to-one margin in Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville by Bhaduria.[4]

Attewell opposed the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance. He should not be mistaken for Bill Attwell who was president of the Oak Ridges—Markham federal Liberal riding association in 2007.

Electoral record
1993 Canadian federal election: Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJag Bhaduria35,90946.50+14.69
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell19,69525.51-27.59
ReformJoe Sherren17,93723.23–
New DemocraticJack Grant1,6922.19-6.80
NationalSheldon Bergson9731.26–
Natural LawStephen Porter4690.61–
IndependentPaul Wang4580.59–
AbolitionistDean Papadopoulos850.11–
Total valid votes 77,21899.30
Total rejected ballots 5450.70
Turnout 77,76370.25
Eligible voters 110,696
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.14
Sources: Canadian Elections Database[5], Library of Parliament[6]
1988 Canadian federal election: Markham
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell36,67353.10
LiberalJag Bhaduria21,97331.81
New DemocraticSusan Krone6,2098.99
No affiliationJohn Gamble3,6435.27
LibertarianIan Hutchison5680.82
Total valid votes 69,066
Sources: Canadian Elections Database[7], Library of Parliament[6]
1984 Canadian federal election: Don Valley East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Attewell29,70654.4+11.4
LiberalDavid Smith18,57834.0-10.6
New DemocraticJoe Macdonald5,84210.7-0.9
LibertarianRobert Champlain3560.7+0.1
IndependentArthur V. Wright1620.3+0.1
Total valid votes 54,644 100.0

References
  1. Bill Attewell – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Don Valley East, Parliament of Canada
  3. Markham, 1988 election result, Parliament of Canada
  4. Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville 1993 election result, Parliament of Canada
  5. "1993 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  6. "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  7. "1988 Federal Election: Markham--Unionville". Canadian Elections Database. University of Calgary. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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