Colin Bell (Australian politician)

Colin John Bell (born 18 May 1941) is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1983 to 1989, representing Lower West Province.

The Honourable Colin Bell
Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 22 May 1983 – 21 May 1989
Preceded by	Neil McNeill
Succeeded by	None (seat abolished)
Constituency	Lower West Province
Personal details
Born	18 May 1941 Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Liberal

Bell was born in Bunbury, and attended Bunbury Senior High School. A dairy farmer at Capel before entering politics, he several terms as president of the dairy section of the Primary Industry Association, and also served on the board of the Australia Dairy Corporation. Bell entered parliament at the 1983 state election, replacing the retiring Neil McNeill in Lower West Province. He served a single six-year term before losing Liberal Party preselection prior to the 1989 election. Bell moved to the eastern states after leaving parliament, living for periods in rural New South Wales, on the Gold Coast (where he owned a limousine company), and in rural Victoria, eventually retiring to Melbourne.[1]

References

1. Colin John Bell – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2016.