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♂ Thomas Miller Bell
aliasThomas Bell
Record
3919 · 63

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Birth 11 January 1923 → 101 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 10 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 6 months
Death 12 November 1996 → 27 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 4 months after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Miller Bell (1923–1996)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas Bell (1863–1945) Grandfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 10 19

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harvey G. Lainson  m 
⊖ Daniel A. Riley  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Michael R. Landers  m 
 
Eligible: 53,055 Votes: 38,579 Participation: 72.72% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 New Brunswick
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23730(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 1/3 18,881 49.49% +543 Loser:
LIB
 18,338 48.07% Daniel A. Riley

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,672 Votes: 41,636 Participation: 77.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 New Brunswick
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24013(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/2 21,983 53.58% +2,936 Loser:
LIB
 19,047 46.42% Daniel A. Riley

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,672 Votes: 42,360 Participation: 78.92% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 New Brunswick
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24279(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 27,049 63.86% +13,132 Loser:
LIB
 13,917 32.85% F. George McLeod

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,625 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 New Brunswick
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24556(F) — 6 Sep 2021 21:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/4 22,586 51.77% +5,796 Loser:
LIB
 16,790 38.49% George T. Urquhart

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 41,728 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 New Brunswick
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24820(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 21,584 51.73% +4,915 Loser:
LIB
 16,669 39.95% Arthur W. Whelly

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,599 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 New Brunswick
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25089(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 21,909 51.43% +6,300 Loser:
LIB
 15,609 36.64% Arthur W. Whelly

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 New Brunswick
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9934(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/4 15,756 53.06% +3,596 Loser:
LIB
 12,160 40.95% William F. Ryan

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,114 Votes: 30,315 Participation: 71.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 New Brunswick
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10190(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/4 16,350 53.93% +3,567 Loser:
LIB
 12,783 42.17% Arthur L. Gould

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,114 Votes: 27,854 Participation: 66.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 New Brunswick
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10454(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
PC
 2/4 11,419 41.00% -1,441 Winner:
LIB
 12,860 46.17% Michael R. Landers

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Miller Bell, M.P.		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Miller Bell, député		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Miller Bell		 27 Apr 2024

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