Bill Attewell

Bill Attewell

Bill Attewell (born January 21 1932) is a former Canadian politician.

A corporate executive, Attewell was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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. [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=540&s=M Federal Political Experience] , Parliament of Canada]

As a result of redistribution, he decided to move to the riding of Markham, just outside of Toronto, for the 1988 federal election leaving his former riding to former East York mayor Alan Redway who retained the riding for the Tories. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=179 History of Federal Ridings since 1867 - Don Valley East] , Parliament of Canada]

Attewell won Markham, defeating Liberal candidate Jag Bhaduria as well as former Conservative MP John Gamble who was running as an independent. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9695 Markham, 1988 election result] , Parliament of Canada]

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. [ [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=8685 Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville 1993 election result] , Parliament of Canada]

Attewell opposed the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance and joined the Liberal Party of Canada subsequently. He is currently (2007) president of the Oak Ridges—Markham federal Liberal riding association. [http://jasoncherniak.blogspot.com/]

References

s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Don Valley East
years=1984–1988
s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament for Markham
years=1988–1993


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