Thomas Bell (politician, born 1863)

Thomas Bell (22 November 1863 – 8 December 1945) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, becoming a lumber merchant and merchant.

Thomas Bell
Member of Parliament for St. John—Albert
In office October 1925 – August 1935
Preceded by	John Babington Baxter
Succeeded by	William Ryan
Personal details
Born	(1863-11-22)22 November 1863 Saint John, New Brunswick
Died	8 December 1945(1945-12-08) (aged 82)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jane Moore[1]
Profession	lumber merchant, merchant

Bell attended school at Saint John, and later became a member of the Military Hospital Commission in World War I.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1925 general election with fellow Conservative candidate Murray MacLaren. He was re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. After completing the 17th Canadian Parliament, Bell left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1935 election.

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Murray MacLaren	16,454	33.0	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Bell	16,395	32.9	Y
	Liberal	Allan McAvity	8,595	17.3
	Liberal	William Ryan	8,371	16.8
Total valid votes			49,815	100.0

Total Conservative vote: 32,849, or 65.9% of the total, an increase of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 16,966, or 34.1%, a decrease of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: St. John—Albert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Murray MacLaren	12,441	31.0	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Bell	12,310	30.7	Y
	Liberal	William Michael Ryan	8,007	20.0
	Liberal	Robert Thomas Hayes	7,356	18.3
Total valid votes			40,114	100.0%

Total Conservative vote: 24,751, or 61.7% of the total, a decrease of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 15,363, or 38.3% of the total, an increase of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: St. John—Albert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Murray MacLaren	14,623	31.3	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Bell	14,250	30.5	Y
	Liberal	Walter Edward Foster	9,348	20.0
	Liberal	Robert Thomas Hayes	8,435	18.1
Total valid votes			46,656	100.0

Total Conservative vote: 28,873, or 61.9% of the total, an increase of 11.6% from the 1921 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 17,783, or 38.1% of the total, a decrease of 6.7% from the 1921 general election.

References

1. Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

External links

• Thomas Bell – Parliament of Canada biography