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♂ Robert Bell
aliasRobert Bell
Record
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Irish-Canadian     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
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Canada 0 1 1
Birth c. 1823 → 201 years ago
Lived ± 50 years
 
Death 25 February 1873 → 151 years + 2 months ago
 
Special notes
Member for Russell (Canada West) in the 7th and 8th assemblies of the Province of Canada.
 

Robert Bell (c.1823–1873)
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada West (1861–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James A. Grant  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,456 Votes: 1,988 Participation: 80.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17683(F) — 27 Jul 2023 12:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±44
IND
 2/2 695 34.96% -598 Winner:
CONS
 1,293 65.04% James A. Grant
Eligible: 2,857 Votes: 1,970 Participation: 68.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32664(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±44		 Successor:
LC
 1,287 65.33% William Craig

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert Bell		  2 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robert Bell (Ottawa politician)		  2 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 21:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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