Keith Russell (politician)

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]

Keith Russell
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Lake Melville
In office
October 27, 2011 – November 27, 2015
Preceded byJohn Hickey
Succeeded byPerry Trimper
Personal details
Born (1975-05-24) May 24, 1975 (age 48)
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseBrenda

Before entering provincial politics Russell was an Ordinary Member for Upper Lake Melville in the Nunatsiavut Government.[5]

Electoral record edit

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Perry Trimper 1,840 62.0%
Progressive Conservative Keith Russell 850 28.6%
  NDP Arlene Michelin-Pittman 280 9.4%
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Keith Russell 1,740 49.99%
  NDP Arlene Michelin-Pittman 1,211 34.79%
Liberal Chris Montague 530 15.23%

References edit

  1. ^ "Dunderdale leads N.L. Tories to majority". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 12, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout". CBC News. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Keith Russell Biography". Nunatiavut Government. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.