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Keith Russell
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Lake Melville |
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| In office October 27, 2011 – November 27, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Hickey |
| Succeeded by | Perry Trimper |
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| Born | May 24, 1975 Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Brenda |
Keith Russell is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador and former Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the Labrador district of Lake Melville until his 2015 election defeat.
Before entering provincial politics Russell was an Ordinary Member for Upper Lake Melville in the Nunatsiavut Government.
Electoral record
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,840 | 62.0% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 850 | 28.6% | ||
| NDP | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 280 | 9.4% | ||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 1,740 | 49.99% | – | |
| NDP | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 1,211 | 34.79% | ||
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 530 | 15.23% | ||
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