George E. Bell Explained

George E. Bell
Birth Date:21 November 1883
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Gleichen
Term Start:August 8, 1944
Term End:June 17, 1963
Predecessor:Donald McKinnon
Successor:District Abolished
Party:Social Credit
Occupation:politician

George Ernest Bell (November 21, 1883  - November 16, 1970) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Political career

Bell first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1944 general election, as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Gleichen. He defeated incumbent Donald McKinnon with just over half the popular vote.[1]

In the 1948 general election he defeated independent candidate Jonathan Wheatley in a landslide majority.[2]

The 1952 general election saw Bell re-elected in a three-way race.[3]

In the 1955 general election he defeated Liberal candidate Carman Ellis by 128 votes.[4]

Bell faced Ellis again in the 1959 general election and defeated him again in a landslide.[5]

Bell retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1963.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gleichen results 1944. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.
  2. Web site: Gleichen results 1948. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.
  3. Web site: Gleichen results 1952. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.
  4. Web site: Gleichen results 1955. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.
  5. Web site: Gleichen results 1959. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.