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♂ Leslie G. Bell
aliasLeslie G. Bell
Record
3896 · 7583

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 4 December 1889 → 134 years + 5 months ago
Lived 73 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 10 months
Death 8 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 10 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Leslie G. Bell (1889–1963)
© Photo 1927 — 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
Canada 9 11 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William J. Hushion  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 16,415 Votes: 12,360 Participation: 75.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21990(F) — 28 Jun 2023 07:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LC
 1/2 6,433 52.05% +506 Loser:
LIB
 5,927 47.95% William J. Hushion
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 36
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 16,415 Votes: 12,764 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LC
 1/2 6,605 51.75% +446 Loser:
LIB
 6,159 48.25% John J. Creelman

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,956 Votes: 12,377 Participation: 62.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22516(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/2 7,192 58.11% +2,007 Loser:
LIB
 5,185 41.89% William J. Hushion

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,330 Votes: 21,926 Participation: 62.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22788(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LC
 12,905 58.86% Robert S. White

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Bell, K.C., M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Leslie Gordon Bell, C.R., député		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Leslie Gordon Bell		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Leslie Gordon Bell		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 13:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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