Keith Russell (politician)
Keith Russell | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Lake Melville | |
In office October 27, 2011 – November 27, 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Hickey |
Succeeded by | Perry Trimper |
Personal details | |
Born | Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | May 24, 1975
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Brenda |
Keith Russell is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador and former Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.[1][2] A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the Labrador district of Lake Melville until his 2015 election defeat.[3][4]
Before entering provincial politics Russell was an Ordinary Member for Upper Lake Melville in the Nunatsiavut Government.[5]
Electoral record[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,840 | 62.0% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 850 | 28.6% | ||
NDP | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 280 | 9.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 1,740 | 49.99% | – | |
NDP | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 1,211 | 34.79% | ||
Liberal | Chris Montague | 530 | 15.23% |
References[]
- ^ "Dunderdale leads N.L. Tories to majority". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout". CBC News. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Keith Russell Biography". Nunatiavut Government. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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- Living people
- Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
- People from Happy Valley-Goose Bay
- 1975 births
- Inuit politicians
- Inuit from Newfoundland and Labrador
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
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