Birtle-Russell
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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. 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
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | |
| Rod Clement | Liberal-Progressive | 1949 (In the riding of Russell) | 1959 | |
| Robert Smellie | Progressive Conservative | 1959 | 1966 | |
| Rod Clement | Liberal | 1966 | 1968 | |
| Harry Graham | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | 1986 (From 1981-1986 representing Virden) |
Election results
| vte1969 Manitoba general election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,374 | 39.59 | ||
| New Democratic | Donald Kostesky | 2,263 | 37.74 | ||
| Liberal | John Braendle | 1,360 | 22.68 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,997 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected and discarded votes | 12 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,009 | 72.47 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 8,292 |