Conception Bay East–Bell Island
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![]() Location in St. John's | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 1985 | ||
First contested | 1985 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 14,885 | ||
Electors (2015) | 10,641 | ||
Area (km²) | 100 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 1 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Paradise, Portugal Cove–St. Philip's, Wabana, Division No. 1, Subd. R |
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.[1]
Primarily a suburban 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),[2][3] the town of Portugal Cove–St. Philip's, part of the town of Paradise, and the watershed area along Thorburn Road.
Members of the House of Assembly[]
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Mount Scio-Bell Island | ||||
40th | 1985-1989 | Leo Barry | Liberal | |
41st | 1989-1993 | Jim Walsh | ||
42nd | 1993-1996 | |||
Conception Bay East - Bell Island | ||||
43rd | 1996-1999 | Jim Walsh | Liberal | |
44th | 1999-2003 | |||
45th | 2003-2007 | Dianne Whalen | Progressive Conservative | |
46th | 2007-2010 | |||
2010-2011 | David Brazil | |||
47th | 2011-2015 | |||
48th | 2015-2019 | |||
49th | 2019-2021 | |||
50th | 2021–present |
Former district of Bell Island[]
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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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 | |||
35th | 1971-1972 | |||
36th | 1972-1975 |
Election results[]
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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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 | 5,722 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -12.23 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. |
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 4,365 | 73.8 | +14.6 | ||||
Liberal | Cyril Hayden | 1,551 | 26.2 | -0.9 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,916 | 100 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 109 | |||||||
Turnout | 6,025 | 55.6 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,844 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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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 | 5,848 | 100.00 |
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,059 | 55.00 | -11.28 | ||||
New Democratic | Bill Kavanagh | 2,290 | 41.17 | +14.97 | ||||
Liberal | Kim Ploughman | 213 | 3.83 | -3.68 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 2,638 | 66.28% | -5.51% | |
NDP | George Murphy | 1,043 | 26.20% | +15.96% | |
Liberal | Joy Buckle | 299 | 7.51% | -10.46% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Dianne Whalen | 3,991 | 71.79% | – | |
Liberal | Linda Goodyear | 999 | 17.97% | ||
NDP | Gavin Will | 569 | 10.24% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Dianne Whalen | 4,147 | 56.28% | +26.41% | |
Liberal | Jim Walsh | 1,870 | 25.38% | -14.81% | |
NDP | Ken Kavanagh | 1,180 | 16.02% | +0.58% | |
Independent | Doug Cole | 171 | 2.32% | +2.32% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Jim Walsh | 2,426 | 40.19% | -8.20% | |
Progressive Conservative | Doug Cole | 1,803 | 29.87% | -7.06% | |
NDP | Ken Kavanagh | 932 | 15.44% | +10.18 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador First | Sue Kelland-Dyer | 876 | 14.51% | +14.51% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Jim Walsh | 2,909 | 48.39% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Doug Cole | 2,220 | 36.93% | – | |
Independent | Ken Kavanagh | 566 | 9.42% | ||
NDP | David Sullivan | 316 | 5.26% |
References[]
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions CONCEPTION BAY EAST - BELL ISLAND" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wilhelm, Henrike (July 29, 2021). "Bell Island residents reaching 'boiling point' over spotty ferry service". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Bell Island residents demand broken ferry service be fixed". SaltWire Network. August 7, 2021 [August 6, 2021]. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ PC David Brazil wins N.L. byelection
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007 Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts