Roblin-Russell is a former provincial electoral division in the
Canadian province
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...
of
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
. It was created by redistribution in 1979 (with considerable territory from the former riding of
Roblin), and was abolished in 1999.
Roblin-Russell was located in southwestern Manitoba. It bordered
Arthur-Virden
Arthur-Virden is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1989, combining the former constituencies of Arthur (Manitoba riding), Arthur and Virden (Manitoba riding), Virden. ...
to the south,
Minnedosa and
Dauphin to the east,
Swan River to the north, and the province of
Saskatchewan
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to the west.
Roblin and
Russell were the two largest communities in the riding, which also contained much rural territory.
The riding was initially a
Progressive Conservative/
NDP marginal, but was generally safe for the Tories in the 1990s. When it was abolished, its territory was divided into the new ridings of
Russell and
Dauphin-Roblin.
List of provincial representatives
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Wally McKenzie
James Wallace McKenzie (June 16, 1914 in Plenty, Saskatchewan, Plenty, Saskatchewan – September 11, 1999) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Progressive Conservative member of the Legislat ...
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PC
, 1981
, 1986
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Len Derkach
Leonard "Len" Derkach (born January 21, 1945) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon, and was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1986 to 2011.
The son of Nicholas Derkach ...
,
PC
, 1986
, 1999
Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba