Armand Russell was a Canadian politician from Quebec.[1]
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He was born on June 23, 1921 in Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford.
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.
He won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1956 election in the riding of Shefford. Russell supported the Union Nationale and was re-elected in the 1960, 1962 and 1966 elections.
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.
Russell was re-elected in the riding of Brome-Missisquoi in the 1976 election.
He resigned to run as a Progressive Conservative in 1980 election in the riding of Shefford. He lost against Liberal candidate Jean Lapierre.
| 1976 Quebec provincial election : Brome-Missisquoi edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | ||
| Union Nationale | Armand Russell | 11,380 | 49.27 | |||
| Liberal | (x)Glendon P. Brown | 5,450 | 23.60 | |||
| Parti Québécois | Gérard Comptois | 4,772 | 20.66 | |||
| 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 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 514 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,612 | 82.93 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 28,473 | |||||
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec
| National Assembly of Quebec | ||
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| Preceded by Gaston Ledoux (Liberal) |
MLA for Shefford 1956–1973 |
Succeeded by Richard Verreault (Liberal) |
| Preceded by Glendon Pettes Brown (Liberal) |
MNA for Brome-Missisquoi 1976–1980 |
Succeeded by Pierre Paradis (Liberal) |