Conception Bay East–Bell Island is a provincial

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for the

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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

, Canada. As of 2011 there are 11,011 eligible voters living within the district. Primarily an

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district within the St. John's Metropolitan Area, the district includes Bell Island (which is linked by a ferry service to the rest of the district), the town of

Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Portugal Cove–St. Philip's is a rural seashore community located on the eastern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is a bedroom community of the provincial capital of St. John's. T ...

, the St. Thomas part of the town of

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, and the watershed area along Thorburn Road. The district was considered fairly safe for the Progressive Conservative Party until Liberal Fred Hutton won a

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on January 30, 2024. The riding was created in 1985 as Mount Scio-Bell Island out of parts of Harbour Main-Bell Island, St. John's East Extern,

Mount Scio Mount Scio is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,482 people living in the district. Mount Scio includes part of the town of Paradise and part of the city of St. John's. The district was create ...

Conception Bay South Conception Bay South is a town in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called CBS. The town is located on the Avalon Peninsula which forms part of the southern shore of Conception Bay which is in turn part of ...

and a small part of

Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the isla ...

. Bell Island had its own electoral district from 1956 to 1975 when it became part of Harbour Main-Bell Island. It was part of Harbour Main-Bell Island prior to 1956 as well.

Members of the House of Assembly

The

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has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

Election results

Conception Bay East–Bell Island

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Mount Scio-Bell Island

Bell Island

References

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conception Bay East - Bell Island Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts established in 1985