Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
Birtle-Russell was established in 1957, created by the first Independent Boundaries Commission in Manitoba. It was located in the western part of the province, on the border with Saskatchewan.Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 1969, p. 15. It included the area around the towns of Birtle and Russell. Political power in the area shifted between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberal-Progressives and Liberals until 1969. When the New Democratic Party first came to office the area became a Progressive Conservative stronghold.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
NamePartyTook officeLeft officeRod Clement Liberal-Progressive 1949 (In the riding of Russell) 1959Robert Smellie Progressive Conservative 1959 1966Rod Clement Liberal 1966 1968Harry Graham Progressive Conservative 1969 1986 (From 1981-1986 representing Virden)
Election results
See also List of Manitoba provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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