Birtle-Russell (Manitoba riding)

Birtle-Russell (Manitoba riding)

Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada.

Birtle-Russell was established in 1958, created by the first Independent Boundaries Commission in Manitoba. It was located in the western part of the province. It included the area around the towns of Birtle and Russell. The area went between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberal-Progressives and Liberals until 1969. When the New Democratic Party first came to office the area became a Progressive Conservative stronghold.

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