Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 142 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Select Portfolios: Consumer Staples Portfolio, Gold Portfolio, Materials Portfolio, and Telecommunications Portfolio of our reports dated April 17, 2018; relating to the financial statements and financial highlights included in the February 28, 2018 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to our Firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statements of Additional Information.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts

September 26, 2018