Armand Russell
Armand Russell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Shefford | |
| In office 1956–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Gaston Ledoux |
| Succeeded by | Richard Verreault |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Brome-Missisquoi | |
| In office 1976–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Glendon Pettes Brown |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Paradis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1921 Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec |
| Died | October 1, 2012 (aged 91) Waterloo, Quebec[1] |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
Armand Russell (June 23, 1921 – October 1, 2012) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[2]
Background
[edit]He was born on June 23, 1921, in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec.
Town politics
[edit]Russell served as City Councillor in 1949 and 1950 and as Mayor from 1950 to 1957 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford. He also served as Mayor of Waterloo, Quebec, from 1957 to 1967.
Member of the legislature
[edit]He won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1956 election for the Union Nationale in the riding of Shefford. He was re-elected in the 1960, 1962 and 1966 elections.
Cabinet Member
[edit]Russell was appointed to the Cabinet, serving as Minister responsible for Public Works from 1966 to 1967 and Minister of Public Works from 1967 to 1970. He was re-elected in the 1970 election, but was defeated in 1973 election.
Political comeback
[edit]Russell was re-elected in the riding of Brome-Missisquoi in the 1976 election.
Federal politics
[edit]He resigned to run as a Progressive Conservative in 1980 election in the riding of Shefford. He lost against Liberal candidate Jean Lapierre.
Electoral record
[edit]| 1980 Canadian federal election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jean Lapierre | 32,449 | 68.47 | +17.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Armand Russell | 9,837 | 20.76 | -2.79 | ||||
| New Democratic | Denis Boissé | 3,701 | 7.81 | +5.76 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Cornélius André Brazeau | 1,274 | 2.69 | +1.12 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Gilles Davignon | 129 | 0.27 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 47,390 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1976 Quebec general election: Brome-Missisquoi | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Union Nationale | Armand Russell | 11,380 | 49.27 | |||||
| Liberal | Glendon P. Brown | 5,450 | 23.60 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | Gérard Comptois | 4,772 | 20.66 | |||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Normand Chouinard | 1,087 | 4.71 | |||||
| Parti national populaire | Jean-Gilles Chagnon | 262 | 1.13 | |||||
| Independent | Foster Wightman | 100 | 0.43 | |||||
| Independent | Maurice Juteau | 47 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 23,098 | 98.72 | ||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 514 | 2.18 | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,612 | 82.93 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 28,473 | |||||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Residences funeraires Bessette". rjfbessette.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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