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Peter James Peterson (born February 22, 1953) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Peterson was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Hamilton West, representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
A stockbroker by profession, Peterson was elected in the 1984 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Stanley Hudecki. In the 33rd Canadian Parliament, he served as a backbench supporter of Brian Mulroney's government. He lost to Liberal challenger Stan Keyes in the 1988 election. He challenged Keyes again unsuccessfully in 1993.
| 1988 Canadian federal election : Hamilton West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Stan Keyes | 16,598 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Peterson | 14,851 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Lesley Russell | 11,194 | ||||||
| Christian Heritage | Barry Mombourquette | 935 | ||||||
| Independent | Walter A. Tucker | 179 | ||||||
| Communist | Bill Thompson | 103 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election : Hamilton West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Stan Keyes | 22,592 | 58.65 | $38,319 | ||||
| Reform | George G. Mills | 5,857 | 15.21 | $30,042 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Peter Peterson | 5,789 | 15.03 | $34,188 | ||||
| New Democratic | Denise Giroux | 3,143 | 8.16 | $27,417 | ||||
| National | Owen Morgan | 606 | 1.57 | $1,152 | ||||
| Natural Law | Rita Rassenberg | 396 | 1.03 | $199 | ||||
| Independent | Elaine Couto | 134 | 0.35 | $244 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,517 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 417 | |||||||
| Turnout | 38,934 | 58.42 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 66,640 | |||||||
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. | ||||||||
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