Armand Russell
Armand Russell (June 23, 1921 – October 1, 2012) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[2]
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 |
Background
He was born on June 23, 1921, in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec.
Town politics
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
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
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
Russell was re-elected in the riding of Brome-Missisquoi in the 1976 election.
Federal politics
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
| 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
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.