George E. Bell
Encyclopedia
George E. Bell was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1944 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
. He ran in a hotly contested three way race defeating incumbent Donald McKinnon taking just over half the popular vote.
Bell ran for a second term in the 1948 Alberta general election
. He ran in a two way race against Independent candidate Jonathan Wheatley easily defeating him with a near landslide majority to return to office.
The 1952 Alberta general election
would see Bell run for his third term in office. He ran for re-election in a three way and despite losing some of his popular vote managed to win easily.
Bell ran for a fourth term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election
. He ran in a hotly contested two way race against Liberal candidate Carman Ellis. Bell held his seat defeating Ellis by 128 votes.
Ellis would challenge Bell for the second time in the 1959 Alberta general election
. This time Bell would win a landslide majority to earn his fifth term while Ellis finished a distant third place in the three way race.
Bell retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1963.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1944 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Bell ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Gleichen for the 1944 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1944
The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in a hotly contested three way race defeating incumbent Donald McKinnon taking just over half the popular vote.
Bell ran for a second term in the 1948 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1948
The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in a two way race against Independent candidate Jonathan Wheatley easily defeating him with a near landslide majority to return to office.
The 1952 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1952
The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
would see Bell run for his third term in office. He ran for re-election in a three way and despite losing some of his popular vote managed to win easily.
Bell ran for a fourth term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1955
The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He ran in a hotly contested two way race against Liberal candidate Carman Ellis. Bell held his seat defeating Ellis by 128 votes.
Ellis would challenge Bell for the second time in the 1959 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1959
The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 18, 1959 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C...
. This time Bell would win a landslide majority to earn his fifth term while Ellis finished a distant third place in the three way race.
Bell retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1963.