Kevin Russell (politician)
Kevin Russell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi West | |
| Assumed office October 6, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Kevin Earl Russell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a by-election on October 6, 2025. He was elected in the riding of Miramichi West.[1][2]
Russell is the former mayor of Miramichi River Valley.[2] He was the first mayor of the municipality, serving from its creation in 2023 until his election to the legislature in 2025.
Electoral record
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 6, 2025: Miramichi West Resignation of Mike Dawson | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin E. Russell | 3,008 | 57.40 | +0.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Hannah Fulton Johnston | 2,047 | 39.06 | +5.33 | ||||
| Green | Genevieve MacRae | 98 | 1.87 | -2.22 | ||||
| Independent | Richard (Hoss) Sutherland | 62 | 1.18 | -0.49 | ||||
| Libertarian | Christopher Rosser | 25 | 0.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,240 | 99.85 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.15 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,248 | 52.61 | -14.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,976 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –2.50 | ||||||
References
- ^ "New Brunswick election: Who won in my riding?". Atlantic. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-west-byelection-1.7652571