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

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. Bell was born in Bunbury, and attended

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. A dairy farmer at

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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

. He served a single six-year term before losing Liberal Party preselection prior to the

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. Bell moved to the

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Colin 1941 births Living people Australian farmers Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council People from Bunbury, Western Australia