Birtle-Russell


Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral division 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. 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.

Provincial representatives

Name PartyTook OfficeLeft Office
Rod Clement
Liberal-Progressive1949 1959
Robert Smellie
Progressive Conservative19591966
Rod Clement
Liberal19661968
Harry Graham
Progressive Conservative19691986

Election results