Thomas Bell (politician, born 1863)
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 | 22 November 1863 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Died | 8 December 1945 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jane Moore[1] |
| Profession | lumber merchant, merchant |
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.
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.
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Murray MacLaren | 16,454 | 33.0 | |||||
| Conservative | 16,395 | 32.9 | ||||||
| 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.
| 1926 Canadian federal election: St. John—Albert | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Murray MacLaren | 12,441 | 31.0 | |||||
| Conservative | 12,310 | 30.7 | ||||||
| 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.
| 1925 Canadian federal election: St. John—Albert | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Murray MacLaren | 14,623 | 31.3 | |||||
| Conservative | 14,250 | 30.5 | ||||||
| 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.