Welland Stewart Gemmell (October 10, 1910 – June 18, 1954) was a

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politician, who represented the

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of Sudbury in the

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from 1948 until his death in 1954. A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Gemmell won the riding in the 1948 election, following a rift in the Sudbury area's

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movement which resulted in vote splitting between incumbent MPP

Robert Carlin Robert Hugh Carlin (February 10, 1901 – October 22, 1991) was a Canadian labour union organizer and politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1948. He was a member of t ...

and a new CCF candidate. Gemmell was appointed to the cabinet of

Leslie Frost Leslie Miscampbell Frost (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the province's 16th premier from May 4, 1949, to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man O ...

, serving as Minister of Mines from May 4, 1949 to June 3, 1952, and thereafter as Minister of Lands and Forests until June 18, 1954. He died of a heart attack at a hotel in North Bay on June 18, 1954. A byelection was not called to replace Gemmell following his death; the Sudbury riding instead remained vacant until it was won by

Gerry Monaghan Gerald Joseph Monaghan (February 27, 1915 – June 2, 1973) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 until 1959. He was a member of the Ontario Progressive ...

in the 1955 provincial election."J. L Gauthier, MP:: Councils Only Puppets For Frost Government". ''

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'', May 16, 1955.

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Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
1910 births 1954 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Politicians from Greater Sudbury {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub