Birtle-Russell
Defunct provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
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Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
Birtle-Russell was established in 1957, created by the first Independent Boundaries Commission in Manitoba. It was located in the western part of the province, on the border with Saskatchewan.[1] It included the area around the towns of Birtle and Russell. Political power in the area shifted between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberal-Progressives and Liberals until 1969. When the New Democratic Party first came to office the area became a Progressive Conservative stronghold.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Clement |
Liberal-Progressive | 1949 (In the riding of Russell) | 1959 | |
| Robert Smellie |
Progressive Conservative | 1959 | 1966 | |
| Rod Clement |
Liberal | 1966 | 1968 | |
| Harry Graham |
Progressive Conservative | 1969 | 1986 (From 1981-1986 representing Virden) |
Election results
| 1969 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,374 | 39.59 | |||||
| New Democratic | Donald Kostesky | 2,263 | 37.74 | |||||
| Liberal | John Braendle | 1,360 | 22.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,997 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected and discarded votes | 12 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,009 | 72.47 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 8,292 | |||||||
