Nancy Bell Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Ann Elizabeth Haddon "Nancy" Bell
Office:Senator from British Columbia, Canada
Term Start:October 7, 1970
Term End:November 29, 1989
Primeminister:Pierre Trudeau
Governor General:Roland Michener
Constituency:Nanaimo—Malaispina, British Columbia, Canada
Birth Date:26 May 1924
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation:director

Ann Elizabeth Haddon "Nancy" Heath Bell (May 26, 1924 – November 29, 1989) was a Canadian senator.[1]

She was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1970 and sat as a Liberal representing Nanaimo-Malaspina, British Columbia. Independently minded, she did not believe in party discipline and often voted against legislation proposed by the Liberal government. She was a supporter of the monarchy and opposed the renaming of Dominion Day to Canada Day.

In 1985, Bell left the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent Senator. Bell died of cancer in 1989 at a hospital in Victoria, while still in office.

Notes and References

  1. News: Nancy Bell, 65 independent voice in Senate . . December 1, 1989.