Thomas Miller Bell

Thomas Miller Bell
Thomas Miller Bell
	Official 1973 portrait
Member of Parliament; for St. John—Albert
	In office; 1953–1968
Preceded by	Daniel Riley
Succeeded by	riding renamed
Member of Parliament; for Saint John—Lancaster
	In office; 1968–1974
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Mike Landers
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1923; Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	November 12, 1996 (aged 73)
Party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	barrister; lawyer

Thomas Miller Bell (January 11, 1923 – November 12, 1996) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and barrister. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of St. John—Albert in 1953. He became Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Commerce in 1957. This position was succeeded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada for which he served three terms. He became the Chief Opposition Whip in 1968 until 1973 followed by Opposition House Leader of the Progressive Conservatives. He was also a member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Restaurant for two terms. He was defeated in 1974, after serving two terms for Saint John—Lancaster.

Preceded byDaniel Riley

Succeeded byriding renamed

Preceded byfirst member

Succeeded byMike Landers

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Bell was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in the Merchant Navy during World War II. His grandfather, Thomas Bell, also was a Member of Parliament.

v t e 1965 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Bell	21,909	51.4	-0.3
	Liberal	Arthur Whelly	15,609	36.6	-3.3
	New Democratic	Eldon Richardson	5,081	11.9	+7.4
Total valid votes			42,599	100.0

v t e 1963 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Bell	21,584	51.7	-0.1
	Liberal	Arthur Whelly	16,669	39.9	+1.4
	New Democratic	John Simonds	1,869	4.5	-1.6
	Social Credit	Paul Sherwood	1,606	3.8	+0.1
Total valid votes			41,728	100.0

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Bell	22,586	51.8	-12.1
	Liberal	George Urquhart	16,790	38.5	+5.6
	New Democratic	Eldon Richardson	2,641	6.1	+2.8
	Social Credit	Harvey Lainson	1,608	3.7	+3.7
Total valid votes			43,625	100.0

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Bell	21,983	63.9	+10.3
	Liberal	George McLeod	13,917	32.9	-13.5
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Eldon Richardson	1,394	3.3	+3.3
Total valid votes			37,294	100.0

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Bell	21,983	53.6	+4.1
	Liberal	Daniel Riley	19,047	46.4	-1.7
Total valid votes			41,030	100.0

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Thomas Miller Bell
Official 1973 portrait

Member of Parliament for St. John—Albert
In office 1953–1968
Preceded by	Daniel Riley
Succeeded by	riding renamed
Member of Parliament for Saint John—Lancaster
In office 1968–1974
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Mike Landers

Personal details
Born	(1923-01-11)January 11, 1923 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	November 12, 1996(1996-11-12) (aged 73)
Party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	barrister lawyer