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♂ Russell G. MacLellan
aliasRussell G. MacLellan
Record
38301 · 411

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Nova Scotia 3 0 3
Total 8 1 9
Birth 16 January 1940
Age 84 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 6 months ago (4 October 2000)
Special notes
None
 
Russell G. MacLellan (1940– ) 200x245
© Photo Russell MacLellan — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 0 6
Nova Scotia 2 10 28 Z
TOTAL 20 11 4

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NS 56
LIB
 1 Party leader 57–60 18 Jul 1997 — 30 Jun 2000 2 11 12
2. NS 56–57
LIB
 1 Premier 57–59 18 Jul 1997 — 26 Jul 1999 2 0 8
3. NS 58
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 59–60 27 Jul 1999 — 04 Oct 2000 1 2 7

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Muir  m 
 
 
Eligible: 40,353 Votes: 32,518 Participation: 80.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Nova Scotia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10467(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 2/3 12,622 38.82% -1,751 Winner:
PC
 14,373 44.20% Robert Muir
Eligible: 45,128 Votes: 35,474 Participation: 78.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Nova Scotia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 12,857 36.42% +846 Loser:
PC
 12,011 34.02% Joyce MacDougall

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,997 Votes: 34,766 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Nova Scotia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4120(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 15,164 43.80% +4,984 Loser:
NDP
 10,180 29.40% Ed Murphy

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,010 Votes: 36,568 Participation: 77.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Nova Scotia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3834(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 16,051 44.12% +2,393 Loser:
PC
 13,658 37.54% Joe Salter

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,831 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Nova Scotia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3539(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 23,931 63.26% +13,030 Loser:
PC
 10,901 28.81% David A. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,332 Votes: 33,532 Participation: 66.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 Nova Scotia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3246(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/5 25,188 75.79% +21,457 Loser:
PC
 3,731 11.23% Marlene Lovett

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,663 Votes: 44,344 Participation: 74.32% Candidacies: 3
Federal
36		 Nova Scotia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2945(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
NDP
 22,455 51.10% D. Peter Mancini
Eligible: 12,179 Votes: 8,522 Participation: 69.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
56		 Nova Scotia
4 November 1997
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14220(F) — 8 Feb 2022 21:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 4,826 56.97% +1,940 Loser:
NDP
 2,886 34.07% Archie MacKinnon

Service: 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,357 Votes: 9,376 Participation: 75.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
57		 Nova Scotia
24 March 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1323(F) — 21 May 2022 13:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 4,666 50.13% +1,877 Loser:
NDP
 2,789 29.96% Archie MacKinnon

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,916 Votes: 8,766 Participation: 73.56% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 1374(F) — 9 Feb 2022 08:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 4,222 48.69% +1,635 Loser:
NDP
 2,587 29.83% Archie MacKinnon
After his election:
4 Oct 2000 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 2 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,708 Votes: 7,954 Participation: 67.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
58		 Nova Scotia
6 March 2001
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14204(F) — 24 Feb 2024 16:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
PC
 3,024 38.22% Cecil P. Clarke

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Russell Gregoire MacLellan, Q.C., M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Russell Gregoire MacLellan, c.r., député		 16 Jan 2024
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present
MacLellan, Russell Gregoire (p. 191)		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Russell MacLellan		 16 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Russell MacLellan		 16 Jan 2024

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