▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁E as ily ▁returned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁election , ▁F ult on ▁remained ▁in ▁cabinet ▁in ▁the ▁rest ruct ured ▁port folio ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁F ult on ▁was ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁P atti ▁St arr ▁affair . ▁St arr , ▁who ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Women , ▁mis used ▁her ▁position ▁by ▁having ▁the ▁organization ▁make ▁political ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁r iding ▁associations ▁of ▁prominent ▁Liberal ▁MP P s . ▁F ult on ' s ▁r iding ▁of ▁Sc ar borough ▁East ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁received ▁an ▁illegal ▁contribution . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁when ▁Pet erson ▁sh uff led ▁his ▁cabinet ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁F ult on ▁was ▁not ▁included . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber als ▁were ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁and ▁F ult on ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁by ▁ 1 , 7 7 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁Bob ▁Frank ford ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁run ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁election , ▁but ▁he ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁on ▁his ▁consult ing ▁business . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁positions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category :