Roblin-Russell is a former provincial electoral division in the
Canadian province
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of
Manitoba
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. 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 to the south,
Minnedosa and
Dauphin
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to the east,
Swan River to the north, and the province of
Saskatchewan
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to the west.
Roblin and
Russell
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* Russell (given name)
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* Lady Russell (disambiguation)
* Lord Russell (disambiguation)
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* Russell, Australian Capital Territory
* Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation)
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were the two largest communities in the riding, which also contained much rural territory.
The riding was initially a
Progressive Conservative/
NDP
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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
Russell may refer to:
People
* Russell (given name)
* Russell (surname)
* Lady Russell (disambiguation)
* Lord Russell (disambiguation)
Places Australia
* Russell, Australian Capital Territory
* Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation)
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and
Dauphin-Roblin
Dauphin is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally created in 1881 with the expansion of the province's western boundary, eliminated in 1886, re-established in 1892, and finally abolished in 1999. ...
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List of provincial representatives
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Wally McKenzie
James Wallace McKenzie (June 16, 1914 in Plenty, Saskatchewan – September 11, 1999) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986.
McKenzie was the so ...
,
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 a ...
,
PC
, 1986
, 1999
Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba