Armand Russell

Armand Russell (June 23, 1921 – October 1, 2012) was a Canadian politician from Quebec.

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	(1921-06-23)June 23, 1921 Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
Died	October 1, 2012(2012-10-01) (aged 91) Waterloo, Quebec
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

1980 Canadian federal election: Shefford
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jean Lapierre	32,449	68.47	+17.00
	Progressive Conservative	Armand Russell	9,837	20.76	-2.79
	New Democratic	Denis Boissé	3,701	7.81	+5.76
	Rhinoceros	Cornélius André Brazeau	1,274	2.69	+1.12
	Marxist–Leninist	Gilles Davignon	129	0.27
Total valid votes			47,390	100.00

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