Albert Fish (politician)

Albert Fish (1922 – April 5, 2006) was a Canadian realtor and Member of Parliament.

Albert Fish
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Guelph
In office
May 22, 1979 – February 17, 1980
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byJames Schroder
Personal details
Born1922 (1922)
Preston, Lancashire, England
DiedApril 5, 2006 (aged 83–84)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Born in Preston, England, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. In 1949, he emigrated to Canada and lived in Guelph, Ontario. He started working in real estate in 1954 and opened his own firm, Albert Fish Real Estate Limited, in 1957. After serving as President of the Ontario Real Estate Association, he became President of the Canadian Real Estate Association in 1973. In the 1979 federal election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing Guelph's electoral district as a Progressive Conservative Party candidate. He was defeated in the 1980 election.

In 1986, he became President of the International Real Estate Federation.

He died in 2006 of complications following a heart attack. Fish had previously suffered a heart attack during the 1980 election campaign.

Electoral record

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1979 Canadian federal election: Guelph
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Albert Fish 18,149 41.96
Liberal Frank W. Maine 16,203 37.46
New Democratic Jim Finamore 8,535 19.73
Independent Joe Barabas 190 0.44
Libertarian Brian Seymour 90 0.21
Marxist–Leninist Robert Cruise 45 0.10
Communist Alan G. Pickersgill 39 0.09
Total valid votes 43,251 100.00

References

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  • Guelph Public Library Archives. Albert Fish fonds. Archives Association of Ontario. Retrieved 2014-01-25. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  • "Ontario realtor served in Joe Clark government". The Globe and Mail. 2006-04-10. p. S8.
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