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♂ M. James Russell
aliasM. James Russell
Record
54430 · 4485

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 1 5
Birth 4 September 1940
Age 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 28 October 1971 → 52 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 9 days ago (19 April 1989)
Special notes
None
 

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
Newfoundland and Labrador 10 10 29 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 36
PC
 1 Speaker 31–35 24 Mar 1972 — 15 Sep 1975 3 5 22
2. NL 39
PC
 2 Speaker 41–44 06 Apr 1982 — 01 Apr 1985 2 11 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Freeman J.W. White  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,235 Votes: 5,190 Participation: 83.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14655(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:32 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
PC
 1/3 2,614 50.78% +250 Loser:
LIB
 2,364 45.92% John Whalen
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 31
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 6,235 Votes: 5,256 Participation: 84.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14697(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
PC
 1/3 3,022 57.82% +894 Loser:
LIB
 2,128 40.71% Clyde Mullett

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,778 Votes: 5,146 Participation: 75.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14564(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
PC
 2/3 2,214 43.17% -505 Winner:
LIB
 2,719 53.02% Freeman J.W. White
Eligible: 7,234 Votes: 5,646 Participation: 78.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14460(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
PC
 1/2 3,559 63.37% +1,502 Loser:
LIB
 2,057 36.63% Graham J. Wood

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,181 Votes: 5,814 Participation: 71.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14408(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 3,035 52.40% +484 Loser:
LIB
 2,551 44.04% Joy Sceviour

Service: 4 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,286 Votes: 6,130 Participation: 73.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Newfoundland and Labrador
20 April 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14323(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 3,148 51.53% Melvin L. Penney

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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James Russell (Newfoundland politician)		 04 Sep 2023

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