Keith Russell (politician)

Keith Russell
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 (1975-05-24) May 24, 1975
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s) 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. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the Labrador district of Lake Melville until his 2015 election defeat.[1]

Before entering provincial politics Russell was an Ordinary Member for Upper Lake Melville in the Nunatsiavut Government.[2]

Electoral record

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalPerry Trimper1,84062.0%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Russell85028.6%
  NDP Arlene Michelin-Pittman 280 9.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeKeith Russell1,74049.99%–
     NDP Arlene Michelin-Pittman 1,211 34.79%
LiberalChris Montague53015.23%

References

  1. ↑ "Dunderdale leads N.L. Tories to majority". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Keith Russell Biography". Nunatiavut Government. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.


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