Brendan Bell (politician)

Brendan Bell (born August 17, 1971 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American-born Canadian territorial level politician and former cabinet minister.[1]

He was first elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1999 Northwest Territories general election. He won the Yellowknife South district defeating former Yellowknife Mayor Pat McMahon. He was re-elected by acclamation in the 2003 Northwest Territories general election.[citation needed]

At the beginning of his second term he was appointed to the Executive Council and has been appointed to three portfolios as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Minister of Justice[2] and Minister Responsible for the Homeless.

He entered federal politics, where he contested the Western Arctic electoral district under the Conservative Party of Canada banner for the 2008 Canadian federal election but lost by 4.4% or 595 votes to incumbent NDP MP Dennis Bevington.[citation needed]

2008 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Dennis Bevington 5,669 41.44 −0.99 $39,961
Conservative Brendan Bell 5,146 37.62 +17.14 $84,329
Liberal Gabrielle Mackenzie-Scott 1,858 13.58 −21.7 $37,884
Green Sam Gamble 752 5.49 +3.65 $9,010
First Peoples National Noeline Villebrun 252 1.84
Total valid votes 13,677 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 56 0.41
Turnout 13,733 47.71
Eligible voters 28,787
New Democratic hold Swing −9.06

References edit

  1. ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide - Thomson Gale, Gale Group. 2008-10-16. ISBN 9780787635602. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. ^ "Members of the 15th Assembly". Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by MLA Yellowknife South
1999-2007
Succeeded by