Elected. 1872 Federal election: Argenteuil Elected. X Incumbent. 1874 Federal election: Argenteuil Elected. X Incumbent. Note: The election in the Argenteuil constituency was set aside for election irregularities on October 6, 1874. In the subsequent by-election held on November 11, 1874, Abbott did not stand for election. His defeated opponent from the general election, Lemuel Cushing, Jr., was elected. That by-election was also set aside for electoral irregularities, and in the subsequent by-election neither Abbott nor Cushing contested the seat. Instead, Thomas Christie, a Liberal, was acclaimed on December 31, 1875. 1878 Federal election: Argenteuil Elected. X Incumbent. 1880 Federal by-election: Argenteuil On Mr. Christie's election being declared void, January 5, 1880 Elected. X Incumbent. 1881 Federal by-election: Argenteuil On Mr. Abbott's election being declared void. Elected. X Incumbent. 1882 Federal election: Argenteuil Elected. X Incumbent. Senate appointment Abbott did not stand for election in the general election of February 22, 1887. On May 12, 1887, he was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Macdonald, for the Quebec senatorial division of Inkerman, which included Abbott's old riding of Argenteuil. He remained in the Senate until his death in 1892. Mayor of Montreal Abbott was the Mayor of Montreal for two terms, 1887 and 1888. In the 1887 election, he received 55% of the votes. In the 1888 election, he was acclaimed. He resigned as mayor in 1888. Province of Canada General elections, 1858-1867 Abbott was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada three times, in the provincial general elections of 1858, 1861 and 1863, for a total of 9 years in the Legislative Assembly. Throughout this period, he represented the riding of Argenteuil, Canada East as a Liberal. In his first election in 1858, he was not initially successful, but after an inquiry into electoral irregularities, he was declared the winner by an elections committee of the Legislative Assembly. See also Electoral history of John A. Macdonald - Abbott's predecessor as leader of the Conservative Party, and as Prime Minister. Electoral history of John Sparrow David Thompson - Abbott's successor as leader of the Consrrvative Party and as Prime Minister. References External links History of Federal Ridings since 1867 Abbott, John