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♂ George Ernest Bell
aliasGeorge Bell
Record
3873 · 8361

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 21 November 1883 → 140 years + 5 months ago
Lived 86 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 8 months
Death 16 November 1970 → 53 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 16 June 1963
Special notes
None
 
George Ernest Bell (1883–1970)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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
Alberta 18 10 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Donald J. McKinnon  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,560 Votes: 4,157 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27911(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:57 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
SC
 1/3 2,032 50.22% +960 Loser:
INDM
 1,072 26.50% Donald J. McKinnon

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,926 Votes: 3,878 Participation: 65.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27965(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
SC
 1/2 2,354 64.37% +1,051 Loser:
IND
 1,303 35.63% Jonathan M. Wheatley

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,192 Votes: 3,170 Participation: 61.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28016(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
SC
 1/3 2,061 68.49% +1,386 Loser:
LIB
 675 22.43% Charles County

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,228 Votes: 3,898 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28068(F) — 7 Mar 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
SC
 1/2 1,912 51.73% +128 Loser:
LIB
 1,784 48.27% Carman Ellis

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,244 Votes: 3,782 Participation: 72.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28121(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
SC
 1/3 2,267 60.08% +1,513 Loser:
PC
 754 19.98% A. John Van Wezel

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,334 Votes: 5,304 Participation: 63.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28194(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
79		 Successor:
SC
 4,565 86.38% Gordon E. Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George E. Bell		 04 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
George E. Bell		 04 May 2024

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