# Conception Bay East–Bell Island

Conception Bay East–Bell Island is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there are 11,011 eligible voters living within the district.
Primarily an exurban 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, the St. Thomas part of the town of Paradise, and the watershed area along Thorburn Road. The district was considered fairly safe for the Progressive Conservative Party until Liberal Fred Hutton won a by-election 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, Conception Bay South and a small part of Mount Pearl.
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 district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Bell Island |||||
| 31st | 1956–1959 | Joseph O'Driscoll | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Richard J. Greene | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1963–1966 | Stephen A. Neary | Liberal |
| 34th | 1966–1971 | Stephen A. Neary | Liberal |
| 35th | 1971–1972 | Stephen A. Neary | Liberal |
| 36th | 1972–1975 | Stephen A. Neary | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Harbour Main-Bell Island. |||||
| Mount Scio-Bell Island Riding created from Conception Bay South, Harbour Main-Bell Island, Mount Pearl, Mount Scio, and St. John's East Extern. |||||
| 40th | 1985–1989 | Leo Barry | Liberal |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | Jim Walsh | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | Jim Walsh | Liberal |
| Conception Bay East–Bell Island |||||
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Jim Walsh | Liberal |
| 44th | 1999–2003 | Jim Walsh | Liberal |
| 45th | 2003–2007 | Dianne Whalen | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2007–2010 | Dianne Whalen | Progressive Conservative |
| 46th | 2010–2011 | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 2011–2015 | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 2015–2019 | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 2021–2023 | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 2024–present | Fred Hutton | Liberal |

## Election results
### Conception Bay East–Bell Island

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, January 30, 2024 Resignation of David Brazil :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Hutton | 2,603 | 45.90 | +12.82 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tina Neary | 2,152 | 37.95 | -18.24 |
| | New Democratic | Kim Churchill | 846 | 14.92 | +4.19 |
| | Independent | Darryl Harding | 70 | 1.23 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,671 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.72 | -5.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,682 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +15.53 |
vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,215 | 56.19 | –17.60 |
| | Liberal | Lynn Hammond | 1,893 | 33.08 | +6.87 |
| | New Democratic | Gavin Will | 614 | 10.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,722 | 98.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 76 | 1.31 | –0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,798 | 50.12 | –5.44 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,569 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –12.23 |
| Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2024. |||||||
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 4,365 | 73.78 | +14.57 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Hayden | 1,551 | 26.22 | -0.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,916 | 98.19 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 109 | 1.81 | +1.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,025 | 55.56 | +0.43 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,844 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.70 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,463 | 59.22 | +4.22 |
| | Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,582 | 27.05 | +23.22 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Kavanagh | 803 | 13.73 | -27.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,848 | 99.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.31 | +0.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,866 | 55.13 | +5.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,641 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.50 |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,059 | 55.00 | -11.30 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Kavanagh | 2,290 | 41.17 | +14.98 |
| | Liberal | Kim Ploughman | 213 | 3.83 | -3.68 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,562 | 99.84 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 9 | 0.16 | -0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,571 | 49.63 | +13.61 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,225 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -13.14 |
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, December 2, 2010 On the death of Dianne Whalen, October 3, 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 2,640 | 66.30 | -5.50 |
| | New Democratic | George Murphy | 1,043 | 26.19 | +15.96 |
| | Liberal | Joy Buckle | 299 | 7.51 | -10.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,982 | 99.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.20 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,990 | 36.02 | -23.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,078 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.73 |
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dianne Whalen | 3,991 | 71.79 | +15.51 |
| | Liberal | Linda Goodyear | 999 | 17.97 | -7.41 |
| | New Democratic | Gavin Will | 569 | 10.24 | -5.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,559 | 99.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.34 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,578 | 59.70 | -18.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,344 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +11.46 |
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dianne Whalen | 4,147 | 56.28 | +26.42 |
| | Liberal | Jim Walsh | 1,870 | 25.38 | -14.81 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Kavanagh | 1,180 | 16.02 | +0.58 |
| | Non-Affiliated | Doug Cole | 171 | 2.32 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,368 | 99.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.31 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,391 | 77.71 | +3.71 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,511 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +20.61 |
1999 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Walsh | 2,426 | 40.19 | -8.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Cole | 1,803 | 29.87 | -7.07 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Kavanagh | 932 | 15.44 | +10.18 |
| | Newfoundland and Labrador First | Sue Kelland-Dyer | 876 | 14.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,037 | 99.85 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 9 | 0.15 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,046 | 74.00 | +0.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,170 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.57 |
1996 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Walsh | 2,909 | 48.39 | -2.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doug Cole | 2,220 | 36.93 | -2.49 |
| | Independent | Ken Kavanagh | 566 | 9.42 | |
| | New Democratic | David Sullivan | 316 | 5.26 | -4.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,011 | 99.80 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.20 | -0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,023 | 73.72 | -13.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,170 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.19 |

### Mount Scio-Bell Island

1993 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Walsh | 4,183 | 50.89 | +6.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry O'Keefe | 3,272 | 39.81 | -4.42 |
| | New Democratic | Valerie Stafford | 765 | 9.41 | +3.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,220 | 99.72 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.28 | -0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,243 | 87.58 | +12.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,412 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.29 |
1989 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Walsh | 3,143 | 44.73 | -3.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Myrle Vokey | 3,107 | 44.22 | +2.03 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Walsh | 425 | 6.05 | -3.10 |
| | Independent | Josiah Harvey | 351 | 5.00 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,026 | 99.67 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.33 | -0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,049 | 74.89 | -8.90 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,412 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.98 |
1985 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Leo Barry | 3,321 | 48.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | James Patrick Hearn | 2,879 | 42.19 |
| | New Democratic | Gerald Panting | 624 | 9.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,824 | 99.53 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | 83.79 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,182 |

### Bell Island

1972 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Neary | 1,175 | 51.02 | -14.63 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bern Fitzpatrick | 973 | 42.25 | +7.90 |
| | Independent | Edward J. Russell | 155 | 6.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,303 | 99.96 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1 | 0.04 | -1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,304 | 84.24 | -3.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,735 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.26 |
1971 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Neary | 1,567 | 65.65 | -9.90 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bern Fitzpatrick | 820 | 34.35 | +16.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,387 | 98.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | 1.08 | +0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | 88.23 | +31.14 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,735 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.05 |
1966 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stephen Neary | 1,761 | 75.55 | +21.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Herbert Buckingham | 423 | 18.15 | -27.48 |
| | Independent | Joseph Gendreau | 147 | 6.31 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,331 | 99.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.51 | -0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 57.09 | -14.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,104 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +24.32 |
1962 Newfoundland general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Neary | 1,814 | 54.38 | +14.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Greene | 1,522 | 45.62 | -1.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,336 | 99.32 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.68 | +0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,359 | 71.12 | -3.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,723 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.91 |