The preliminary results from today’s by-election in the district of Conception Bay East-Bell Island are as follows:
| CONCEPTION BAY EAST- BELL ISLAND | Official Candidates: | Political Affiliation: | Preliminary Results: |
| CHURCHILL, Kim | New Democratic Party | 846 | |
| HARDING, Darryl J. | 70 | ||
| HUTTON, Fred | Liberal Party | 2603 | |
| NEARY, Tina | Progressive Conservative Party | 2152 | |
| TOTAL VOTES: | 5671 | ||
There were 40 regular polls, 10 advance polls and Special Ballot voting in the by-election with 12,682 registered voters on the final revised list of electors.
The Official Addition of the Votes, a procedure whereby the vote tallies from by-election night are reviewed, will take place at the district Returning Office beginning at 9:00 am on Friday, February 2. After the Official Addition has concluded, the by-election results are considered official and a candidate is declared elected.
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