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♂ Adam C. Bell
aliasAdam C. Bell
Record
3848 · 6811

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 56%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Nova Scotia 3 1 4
Total 5 4 9
Birth 11 November 1847 → 176 years + 5 months ago
Lived 64 years + 11 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
Death 30 October 1912 → 111 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 11 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 8 4 8
Nova Scotia 8 3 12 Z
TOTAL 16 7 21

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 28–29
LC
 1 Opposition Leader 34–39 20 Jun 1882 — 01 Jan 1887 4 6 12
2. NS 28
LC
 1 Party leader 34–39 19 Jul 1882 — 01 Jan 1887 4 5 13

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
12 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Carmichael  m 
⊖ Simon H. Holmes  m 
⊖ Alexander MacKay  m 
⊖ John McDougald  m 
⊖ Robert M. McGregor  m 
⊖ George Murray  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Hockin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward M. Macdonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Jeffrey McColl  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James D. McGregor  m 
⊖ Charles H. Munro  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles H. Tupper  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,820 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
27		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 17816(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
LC
 2/6 2,694 54.53% +345 Loser:
LIB
 2,349 47.55% George Murray

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,315 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
28		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17837(F) — 14 Sep 2021 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 3/6 2,473 51.82% +62 Loser:
LIB
 2,411 50.52% Jeffrey McColl

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17862(F) — 6 Feb 2022 15:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
38
LC
 1/6 2,844 54.67% +279 Loser:
LC
 2,565 49.31% Robert Hockin
After his election:
1 Jan 1887 39
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,409 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19424(F) — 4 Sep 2022 20:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 3/4 2,923 47.11% -411 Winner:
CONS
 3,334 53.73% Charles H. Tupper
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
8 March 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17869(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,766 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Nova Scotia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20060(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 2/4 3,503 50.89% +154 Loser:
LIB
 3,349 48.66% Edmund M. McDonald

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,200 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20316(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 2/4 3,615 50.92% +92 Loser:
LIB
 3,523 49.62% Edward M. Macdonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,240 Votes: 7,972 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20565(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 3,716 47.25% -432 Winner:
LIB
 4,148 52.75% Edward M. Macdonald
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Nova Scotia
15 December 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17974(F) — 22 Jul 2021 21:12 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
57
LC
 2/2 3,298 48.39% -219 Winner:
LIB
 3,517 51.61% Robert M. McGregor
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21065(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
CONS
 2/2 3,937 48.26% -284 Winner:
LIB
 4,221 51.74% Edward M. Macdonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Adam Carr Bell, M.P., Senator		 27 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Adam Carr Bell, député, sénateur		 27 Jul 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Bell, Adam Carr (p. 13)		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Adam Carr Bell		 27 Jul 2023

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