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 | 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]
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% |