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♂ Richard Reginald Bell
aliasReginald Bell
Record
3904 · 5581

United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 2 7
Birth 5 December 1901 → 122 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 3 months
First mandate 15 September 1943 → 80 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 24 March 1980 → 44 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 3 months after 15 December 1960
Special notes
None
 
Richard Reginald Bell (1901–1980)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 17 2 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 46–48
PC
 1 Party leader 48–55 27 Jun 1950 — 16 Sep 1957 7 2 20
2. PE 46–48
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 48–57 27 Jun 1950 — 31 Aug 1959 9 2 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Bradford W. LePage  m 
⊖ John J. Mustard  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander W. Matheson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,425 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
18 May 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25607(F) — 14 Feb 2022 14:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 1,210 49.90% -5 Winner:
LIB
 1,215 50.10% Bradford W. LePage
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
44		 Prince Edward Island
7 November 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25616(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 2/2 1,108 49.24% -34 Winner:
LIB
 1,142 50.76% Alexander W. Matheson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,430 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
45		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25640(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/3 1,203 49.51% +40 Loser:
LIB
 1,163 47.86% Alexander W. Matheson

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,755 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
46		 Prince Edward Island
11 December 1947
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25676(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 1,431 51.94% +190 Loser:
LIB
 1,241 45.05% Gordon R. Holmes

Service: 3 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,743 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 Prince Edward Island
26 April 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25711(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
PC
 1/2 1,375 50.13% +7 Loser:
LIB
 1,368 49.87% W.R. LePage

Service: 4 years 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,846 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
48		 Prince Edward Island
25 May 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25743(F) — 30 Sep 2021 20:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
PC
 1/2 1,456 51.16% +66 Loser:
LIB
 1,390 48.84% John J. Mustard

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,885 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
1 September 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25774(F) — 14 Feb 2022 21:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/2 1,504 52.13% +123 Loser:
LIB
 1,381 47.87% Ian M. MacLeod
After his election:
15 Dec 1960 59
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,792 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Prince Edward Island
17 July 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 25781(F) — 12 Nov 2022 23:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
PC
 1,416 50.72% R. Lloyd G. MacPhail

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Bell, Q.C., Honourable Richard Reginald		 15 Apr 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Richard Reginald Bell		 15 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Reginald Bell		 15 Apr 2024

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