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William Charles Attewell (January 21, 1932 – December 24, 2021) was a
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politician. A corporate executive, Attewell was first elected to the
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as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for
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defeating Liberal cabinet minister David Smith in the 1984 federal election that brought
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to power. As a result of redistribution, he decided to move to the riding of
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, just outside
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, where he owned property, for the 1988 federal election leaving his former riding to former
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mayor Alan Redway who retained the riding for the Tories. Attewell won Markham, defeating Liberal candidate
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and former Conservative MP John Gamble who was running as an independent. A
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er throughout the Mulroney years, Attewell was appointed parliamentary secretary to
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after she won the 1993
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. He ran in the 1993 federal election but was defeated by an almost two-to-one margin in Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville by Bhaduria. Markham—Whitchurch—Stouffville 1993 election result
Parliament of Canada 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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Attewell, Bill 1932 births 2021 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Saint John, New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada