Troy Bell (politician)
Troy Bell | |
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Gambier | |
| In office 15 March 2014 – 1 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Don Pegler |
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| Born | Troy Stephen Bell 5 September 1973 Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) (2014–2017) Independent (2017–2025) |
Troy Stephen Bell (born 5 September 1973) is a former Australian politician, who was elected at the 2014 state election as the member for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Mount Gambier, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party. After being accused of misappropriating more than $2 million of public money, he became an independent in 2017.
In September 2024, following more than two days of deliberation, a South Australian District Court jury found Bell guilty of 20 counts of theft and five counts of dishonest dealings with documents. On 15 October 2024, Bell refused to resign from parliament in accordance with section 31 of the Constitution Act 1934, and vowed to appeal against the conviction. On 28 August 2025, Bell lost the appeal and formally resigned from parliament on 1 September 2025.