Troy Bell (politician)
Troy Bell | |
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Gambier | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Don Pegler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Troy Stephen Bell 5 September 1973 Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) (2014–2017) Independent (2017–present) |
Troy Stephen Bell (born 5 September 1973) is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Mount Gambier. Representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2014 state election, he became an independent in 2017, after being accused of misappropriating more than $2 million of public money. In September 2024 a South Australian District Court jury found Troy Bell guilty of 20 counts of theft and five counts of dishonest dealings with documents after more than two days of jury deliberations. On 15 October 2024, Bell refused to step down in accordance with section 31 of the Constitution Act 1934, and vowed to appeal the conviction.