Russell was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was located in the southwestern section of the province.
Russell was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was located in the southwestern section of the province.
The original Russell riding was created in 1886, shortly after the expansion of Manitoba's western boundaries. It existed until 1957, when it was combined with the riding of Birtle as Birtle-Russell. The riding was primarily agrarian, and elected candidates from various parties who supported agrarian interests.
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Leacock | Cons | 1886 | 1888 |
| James Fisher | Lib | 1888 | 1889(?) |
| Independent/Opposition | 1889(?) | 1896 | |
| Cons | 1896 | 1899 | |
| Henry Mullins | Cons | 1899 | 1903 |
| W.J. Doig | Lib | 1903 | 1907 |
| Angus Bonnycastle | Cons | 1907 | 1914 |
| Donald C. McDonald | Lib | 1914 | 1915 |
| William Wilson | Lib | 1915 | 1922 |
| Isaac Griffiths | Prog | 1922 | 1932 |
| Lib-Prog | 1932 | 1941 | |
| William Wilson | Lib-Prog | 1941 | 1949 |
| Rodney Clement | Independent Lib-Prog | 1949 | 1954(?) |
| Lib-Prog | 1954(?) | 1958 |
The riding of Birtle-Russell lasted from 1957 to 1979, and the subsequent riding of Roblin-Russell from 1979 to 1999. In 1999, the Roblin section of the riding was joined with Dauphin as Dauphin—Roblin, and a separate Russell riding was re-established. The riding was dissolved again in 2011.
The modern riding was bordered to the north by Dauphin—Roblin, to the east by Ste. Rose, to the south by Minnedosa and Arthur-Virden, and to the west by the province of Saskatchewan. The town of Russell was the main urban centre in this riding, which also included Birtle, Inglis, Angusville, Rossburn, Erickson, Oakburn, Shoal Lake and Hamiota. The Riding Mountain National Park and Asessippi Provincial Park were also located in Russell.
The riding's population in 1996 was 18,647. In 1999, the average family income was $39,999, and the unemployment rate was 6.10%. Russell remained primarily an agrarian riding, with agriculture accounting for 32% of its industry. Fourteen per cent of the riding's residents were aboriginal, and a further 13% were Ukrainian. The riding also had the second-highest percentage of senior citizens in Manitoba, at 21% of the total.
The last MLA was Len Derkach of the Progressive Conservative Party, who held the riding of Roblin-Russell from 1986 to 1999. The New Democratic Party made serious inroads in the riding before its dissolution.
Following the 2008 electoral redistribution, the riding was renamed Riding Mountain and expanded to include parts of the riding of Minnedosa. This change took effect for the 2011 election.
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Len Derkach | PC | 1999 | 2011 |
| 1886 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Edward Leacock | 228 | 50.89 | |||||
| Liberal | James Fisher | 220 | 49.11 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 448 | – | ||||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 697 | 64.28 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1888 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Fisher | 346 | 79.18 | 30.07 | ||||
| Independent | John Butternut Fraser | 91 | 20.82 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 437 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1892 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | James Fisher | 0.00 | – | |||||
| Total valid votes | – | – | ||||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 730 | 0.00 | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1896 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | James Fisher | 337 | 51.69 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Almack | 315 | 48.31 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 652 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 806 | 80.89 | 80.89 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1899 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Mullins | 466 | 51.95 | – | ||||
| Liberal | John Crerar | 431 | 48.05 | -0.26 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 897 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 1,211 | 74.07 | -6.82 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1903 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Doig | 475 | 57.51 | 9.46 | ||||
| Conservative | Angus Bonnycastle | 351 | 42.49 | -9.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 826 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 946 | 87.32 | 13.24 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1907 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Angus Bonnycastle | 605 | 50.37 | 7.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Dr. Thomas Alexander Wright | 596 | 49.63 | -7.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,201 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 1,589 | 75.58 | -11.73 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1910 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Angus Bonnycastle | 900 | 50.22 | -0.15 | ||||
| Liberal | William Valens | 892 | 49.78 | 0.15 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,792 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 2,181 | 82.16 | 6.58 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, February 4, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Frederic Newton | 916 | 58.46 | 8.23 | ||||
| Liberal | William Valens | 651 | 41.54 | -8.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,567 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1914 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Cromwell McDonald | 892 | 50.86 | 9.31 | ||||
| Conservative | Edward Graham | 862 | 49.14 | -9.31 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,754 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 2,140 | 81.96 | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1915 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 1,033 | 62.72 | 11.86 | ||||
| Conservative | James Powell Laycock | 614 | 37.28 | -11.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,647 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 2,234 | 73.72 | -8.24 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1920 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 1,274 | 50.78 | -11.94 | ||||
| Farmer | R. J. Brown | 642 | 25.59 | – | ||||
| Independent | Albert G. Lanigan | 593 | 23.63 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,509 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 3,884 | 64.60 | -9.13 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1922 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Farmers | Isaac Griffiths | 1,177 | 43.58 | – | ||||
| Liberal | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 783 | 28.99 | -21.79 | ||||
| Conservative | Edgar Carnegy de Galinhard | 741 | 27.43 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,701 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 4,018 | 67.22 | 2.62 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1927 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive | Isaac Griffiths | 1,431 | 36.43 | – | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Peden | 1,311 | 33.38 | 5.94 | ||||
| Liberal | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 932 | 23.73 | -5.26 | ||||
| Independent | Basil Lazaruk | 254 | 6.47 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,928 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,042 | 77.91 | 10.68 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1932 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Isaac Griffiths | 2,523 | 67.10 | – | ||||
| Conservative | Ernest Harold Whelpley | 1,237 | 32.90 | -0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,760 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,667 | 66.35 | -11.56 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, June 24, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Isaac Griffiths | acclaimed | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | – | ||||||
| Rejected | N/A | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1936 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | Isaac Griffiths | 1,827 | 53.14 | – | ||||
| Independent Labour | H. J. Peddie | 1,611 | 46.86 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,438 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 44 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,524 | 53.37 | – | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1941 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 1,907 | 50.32 | -2.82 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | H. J. Peddie | 1,883 | 49.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,790 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 16 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 6,369 | 59.76 | 6.39 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1945 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal–Progressive | William Wilber Wilfred Wilson | 2,250 | 56.00 | 5.68 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael John Tokar | 1,768 | 44.00 | -5.68 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,018 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 61 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,991 | 68.09 | 8.33 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1949 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | Rod Clement | 2,207 | 62.12 | – | ||||
| Independent | Michael John Tokar | 1,346 | 37.88 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,553 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 29 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,227 | 68.53 | 0.44 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1953 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Rod Clement | 2,033 | 46.70 | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Michael John Sotas | 1,322 | 30.37 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Porter | 846 | 19.43 | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Charles Russell Beswatherick | 152 | 3.49 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,353 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 56 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 5,206 | 84.69 | 16.16 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 1999 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Derkach | 4,397 | 53.63 | 34.19 | $25,226.25 | |||
| New Democratic | Vince Lelond | 3,802 | 46.37 | – | $20,154.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,199 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 137 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 12,785 | 65.20 | -19.49 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2003 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Derkach | 4,087 | 51.96 | -1.67 | $27,389.37 | |||
| New Democratic | Don Yanick | 3,208 | 40.78 | -5.59 | $16,433.91 | |||
| Liberal | Joan Clement | 571 | 7.26 | – | $5,109.83 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,866 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 42 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 12,484 | 63.35 | -1.86 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2007 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Len Derkach | 4,141 | 58.49 | 6.53 | $24,191.42 | |||
| New Democratic | Teri Nicholson | 2,375 | 33.55 | -7.24 | $16,949.28 | |||
| Liberal | Clarice Wilson | 564 | 7.97 | 0.71 | $10.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,080 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 21 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,652 | 60.94 | -2.40 | |||||
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
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