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♂ Edward Russell
aliasTed Russell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 27 June 1904 → 119 years + 10 months ago
Lived 73 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 May 1949 → 74 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 16 October 1977 → 46 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 25 November 1951
Special notes
None
 
Edward (Ted) Russell (1904–1977)
© Photo 1949 Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador — Fair trade
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 2 5 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John W. Pickersgill  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,137 Votes: 4,977 Participation: 69.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 May 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26015(F) — 6 Jul 2023 08:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 3,463 70.02% +1,980 Loser:
PC
 1,483 29.98% Walter Young
After his election:
24 Mar 1951 46
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,137 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
30		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26054(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Clyde S. Brown
Eligible: 24,274 Votes: 12,738 Participation: 52.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23734(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
49
PC
 2/2 2,564 20.29% -7,508 Winner:
LIB
 10,072 79.71% John W. Pickersgill

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Bert Riggs, MUN Gazette (20 October 1994) (as found at Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador), Archival Collection Captures the Essence of the Creator of Uncle Mose		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ted Russell (Canadian politician)		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 19:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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