Peter Peterson (Canadian politician)

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.

Electoral record

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: Hamilton West
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

v t e 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.

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Stanley Hudecki	Member for Hamilton West 1984-1988	Succeeded by Stan Keyes