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Hannah Bell (born 9 August 1969) is a
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politician who served as a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island () together with the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island form the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at ...
from 2017 to 2023. She represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Belvedere as a member of the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island The Green Party of Prince Edward Island, or Green Party of PEI, is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the fe ...
. She was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2025 Green Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election.


Biography

Bell was born on 9 August 1969. She has a
Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...
in Innovative Management degree from the
University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...
. Prior to entering provincial politics, she was the executive director of the PEI Business Women's Association (founded in 1994) for five years. Previously, she had been an employee of Veterans Affairs Canada. She served as a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island () together with the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island form the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at ...
from 13 December 2017 to 6 March 2023. She represented the electoral district of Charlottetown-Belvedere as a member of the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island The Green Party of Prince Edward Island, or Green Party of PEI, is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the fe ...
. She decided not to run in the
2023 Prince Edward Island general election The 2023 Prince Edward Island general election was held to elect the members of the 67th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island on 3 April 2023. The election normally required by 2 October under Prince Edward Island's Fixed election dates in Ca ...
for re-election. She also has a daughter and is a single mother. She ran for the leader of the Green Party of PEI in
2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
, she announced her candidacy on February 24, 2025. She lost with 147 (22.4%) votes to
Matt MacFarlane Matt MacFarlane is a Canadian politician who serves as the leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island. He has been a Green member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island since winning the 2024 Borden-Kinkora provincial by-el ...
, who got 507 (77.5%) votes. She stated that some issues that many people in PEI deal with are, "Housing and grocery affordability, a struggling healthcare system, the climate crisis and environmental degradation, and global political instability and the spread of disinformation".


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* Living people Politicians from Charlottetown Green Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Women MLAs in Prince Edward Island 1969 births 21st-century Canadian women politicians 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub