Russell (Ontario provincial electoral district)

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Russell
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1867
District abolished1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1963
Demographics
Census division(s) Prescott and Russell United Counties, Carleton County
Census subdivision(s) Cumberland, Osgoode, Gloucester, Ottawa, Eastview, Rockcliffe Park, Russell (until 1934), Clarence (until 1934), Cambridge Twp (until 1934), Casselman (until 1934), Rockland (until 1934)

Russell was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

Russell
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
1st  1867–1871   William Craig Conservative
2nd  1871–1875
3rd  1875–1879 Adam J. Baker
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886 Honoré Robillard
6th  1886–1890   Alexander Robillard Liberal
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898
9th  1898–1902 Onésime Guibord
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1908 Damase Racine
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1921
 1922–1923 Alfred Goulet
16th  1923–1926 Aurélien Bélanger
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934   Charles Avila Séguin Conservative
19th  1934–1937   Arthur Desrosiers Liberal
20th  1937–1943 Romeo Bégin
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951   Joseph Daniel Nault Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1954
 1954–1955 Gordon Lavergne
25th  1955–1959
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967 Bert Lawrence
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Redistributed into Prescott and Russell, Carleton East,
Ottawa South and Ottawa East before the 1967 election

Election results

1963 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bert Lawrence 13,66140.42-13.76
Liberal Frederick Barrett13,31739.40-1.39
Independent Gordon Lavergne 5,19015.36
New Democratic Peter D'Aoust1,6324.83-0.20
Total valid votes33,800
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.19
1959 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gordon Lavergne 13,94054.18-11.09
Liberal Frederick Barrett10,49540.79+6.06
Co-operative Commonwealth Denis Kalman1,2945.03
Total valid votes25,729
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.57
1955 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gordon Lavergne 10,39265.27+5.77
Liberal Raphael Pilon5,53034.73-0.46
Total valid votes15,922
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.11
Ontario provincial by-election, 16 September 1954
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gordon Lavergne 9,70159.50+15.19
Liberal Raphael Pilon5,73835.19-9.05
Co-operative Commonwealth George A. Hay8655.31-6.14
Total valid votes16,304
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +12.12
1951 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative J. Daniel Nault 6,94644.31+2.42
Liberal Raoul Landreault6,93644.25+7.87
Co-operative Commonwealth Wesley McCullough1,79411.44-1.31
Total valid votes15,676
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.73
1948 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative J. Daniel Nault 5,29241.89+4.69
Liberal Romeo Bégin 4,59536.38-13.57
Co-operative Commonwealth George Lyon1,61112.75+4.35
Union of Electors Cécile Brunet1,1348.98
Total valid votes12,632
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.13
1945 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Romeo Bégin 5,92549.94-6.56
Progressive Conservative Duncan Cameron Merkley4,41437.20+8.26
Co-operative Commonwealth Paul Sabourin9978.40-6.15
Independent Edward Lavergne5284.45
Total valid votes11,864
Liberal hold Swing -7.41
1943 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Romeo Bégin 4,09256.50-2.14
Progressive Conservative Lorenzo Lafleur2,09628.94+1.20
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert McConnell1,05414.55
Total valid votes7,242
Liberal hold Swing -1.67
1937 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Romeo Bégin 6,48158.65+4.09
Conservative Joseph Cyr3,06627.74-1.41
Independent Philip Proudfoot1,50413.61
Total valid votes11,051
Liberal hold Swing +2.75
1934 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur des Rosiers 6,38154.55+5.76
Conservative Charles A. Seguin 3,41029.15-22.05
Independent Marshall Rathwell1,90616.29
Total valid votes11,697
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.90
1929 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles A. Seguin 6,19051.20+16.34
Liberal Aurelien Belanger 5,89948.80+26.43
Total valid votes12,089
Conservative gain from Independent Swing +29.56
1926 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Aurelien Belanger 5,21342.78
Conservative Charles A. Seguin 4,24834.86
Liberal John G. Carkner2,72522.36-50.58
Total valid votes12,186
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +46.68
1923 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Aurelien Belanger 4,64872.94+8.57
United Farmers L. A. Landry1,72427.06-4.98
Total valid votes6,372
Liberal hold Swing +6.78
Ontario provincial by-election, 23 October 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Goulet 4,26664.37+14.40
United Farmers Philias Blanchard2,12332.04-8.35
UnknownRobert J. Bowen2383.59
Total valid votes6,627
Liberal hold Swing +11.38
1919 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Damase Racine 6,12149.98-23.06
United Farmers Philias Blanchard4,94740.39
Independent S. A. Landry1,1809.63
Total valid votes12,248
Liberal hold Swing -31.72
"Elections Ontario Data Explorer". Elections Ontario.
1914 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Damase Racine 3,85173.10+8.94
Conservative Elisse J. Lavadure1,41726.90-8.94
Total valid votes5,268
Liberal hold Swing +8.94
"Elections Ontario Data Explorer". Elections Ontario.
1911 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Damase Racine 3,04164.16+5.43
Conservative W. J. W. Lowrie1,69935.84-5.43
Total valid votes4,740
Liberal hold Swing +5.43
1908 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Damase Racine 2,64258.72-0.82
Conservative Wilfrid Thivierge1,85741.28+0.82
Total valid votes4,499
Liberal hold Swing -0.82
1905 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Damase Racine 2,55759.55+0.09
Conservative J. L. Rolston1,73740.45-0.09
Total valid votes4,294
Liberal hold Swing +0.09
1902 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Onesime Guibord 2,53659.46+1.29
Conservative O. Rochon1,72940.54-1.29
Total valid votes4,265
Liberal hold Swing +1.29
1898 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Onesime Guibord 2,73858.26-4.22
Conservative Marier1,96241.74+4.22
Total valid votes4,700
Liberal hold Swing -4.22
1894 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Robillard 1,97662.47+0.91
Conservative J. Tytler1,18737.53-0.91
Total valid votes3,163
Liberal hold Swing +0.91
1890 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Robillard 2,22361.56+10.15
Conservative Andrew Broder1,38838.44-8.99
Total valid votes3,611
Liberal hold Swing +9.57
1886 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Robillard 1,90851.41+16.77
Conservative R. Cummings1,76047.43+0.95
Independent N. McCaul431.16+0.57
Total valid votes3,711
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.91
1883 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Honoré Robillard 1,26546.47+2.38
Liberal Alexander Robillard 94334.64-7.74
Independent C. Billings49418.16
Liberal N. McCaul160.59
Independent Sproule40.15
Total valid votes2,722
Conservative hold Swing +5.06
1879 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Baker 72444.09-17.21
Liberal Ira Morgan69642.39+3.69
Independent J. Tytler22213.52
Total valid votes1,642
Conservative hold Swing -10.45
1875 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Baker 1,06661.30+10.01
Liberal Ira Morgan67338.70-9.54
Total valid votes1,739
Conservative hold Swing +9.77
1871 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Craig 77351.29-14.04
Liberal Ira Morgan72748.24+24.43
Independent Hely70.46
Total valid votes1,507
Conservative hold Swing -19.24
"Elections Ontario Data Explorer". Elections Ontario . Retrieved 2024-01-12.
1867 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative William Craig 1,28765.33
Liberal J. O'Hanley46923.81
Independent R. Sparks21410.86
Total valid votes1,970

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For William Craig's Legislative Assembly information see "William Craig". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Adam J. Baker's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Jacob Baker". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Honoré Robillard's Legislative Assembly information see "Honoré Robillard". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Alexander Robillard's Legislative Assembly information see "Alexander Robillard". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Onésime Guibord's Legislative Assembly information see "Onésime Guibord". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Damase Racine's Legislative Assembly information see "Damase Racine". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Alfred Goulet's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Goulet". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Aurélien Bélanger's Legislative Assembly information see "Aurélien Bélanger". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Charles Avila Séguin's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Avila Séguin". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Arthur DesRosiers's Legislative Assembly information see "Arthur DesRosiers". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Roméo Bégin's Legislative Assembly information see "Roméo Bégin". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Joseph Daniel Nault's Legislative Assembly information see "Joseph Daniel Nault". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Gordon Lavergne's Legislative Assembly information see "Gordon Lavergne". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
    • For Albert Benjamin Rutter "Bert" Lawrence's Legislative Assembly information see "Albert Benjamin Rutter Lawrence". Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 12 January 2024.