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♂ Francis C. Bell
aliasFrancis C. Bell
Record
3870 · 14207

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 1 6
Birth 31 May 1892 → 131 years + 10 months ago
Lived 75 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 July 1936 → 87 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
Death 10 May 1968 → 55 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 10 months after 15 June 1958
Special notes
None
 
Francis C. Bell (1892–1968)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Manitoba Liberal-Progressive, Bell held various ministerial portfolios, including Agriculture (1948-1952), Health and Public Welfare (1952-1955), Public Works (1955-1956), and Mines and Natural Resources (1956-1958). The CCF opposition leader at the time, Lloyd Stinson, described him as "competent but unspectacular."
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 21 10 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John W.M. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ William C. Wroth  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,462 Votes: 3,404 Participation: 76.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37389(F) — 15 Sep 2022 07:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIBP
 1/3 1,289 38.33% +167 Loser:
CONS
 1,122 33.36% William C. Wroth
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 48
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,029 Votes: 2,676 Participation: 66.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37435(F) — 15 Sep 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIBP
 1/2 1,417 53.57% +189 Loser:
IND
 1,228 46.43% William C. Wroth

Service: 4 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,990 Votes: 2,706 Participation: 67.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 Manitoba
15 October 1945
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37486(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIBP
 1/2 1,887 70.70% +1,105 Loser:
CCF
 782 29.30% George B. Reid

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,728 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
23		 Manitoba
10 November 1949
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37534(F) — 17 Sep 2022 08:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIBP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Aug 1950 58
LIBP
 →
LIBP
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,659 Votes: 3,120 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37584(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIBP
 1/2 2,148 69.18% +1,191 Loser:
PC
 957 30.82% Francis M. Manwaring

Service: 5 years 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,517 Votes: 4,638 Participation: 71.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37687(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIBP
 2/2 1,662 36.15% -1,273 Winner:
PC
 2,935 63.85% John W.M. Thompson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Bell, Francis Campbell		 03 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Bell, Francis Campbell		 03 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Francis Campbell "Frank" Bell (1892-1968)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Francis Campbell Bell		 03 Feb 2024

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