Roly Russell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Boundary-Similkameen as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.
Roly Russell | |
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| Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development of British Columbia | |
| In office November 26, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Premier | John Horgan David Eby |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Steve Morissette |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Boundary-Similkameen | |
| In office October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Larson |
| Succeeded by | Donegal Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Grand Forks, British Columbia |
In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he was unseated by Donegal Wilson from the BC Conservative Party.[2]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 British Columbia general election: Boundary-Similkameen | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Roly Russell | 10,500 | 49.85 | +17.12 | $22,881.87 | |||
| Liberal | Petra Veintimilla | 7,735 | 36.72 | −6.08 | $47,872.88 | |||
| Conservative | Darryl Seres | 2,354 | 11.18 | – | $2,932.14 | |||
| Wexit | Arlyn Greig | 474 | 2.25 | – | $4.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,063 | 99.02 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 208 | 0.99 | +0.54 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,271 | 56.84 | –7.96 | |||||
| Registered voters | 37,421 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.60 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[3][4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Doyle Potenteau, "B.C. election 2020: Roly Russell projected to pick up Boundary-Similkameen". Global News, October 25, 2020.
- ^ "B.C. Votes 2024: Conservative Donegal Wilson wins Boundary-Similkameen". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Boegman, Anton (27 July 2021). "42nd General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 111–114. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "2020 Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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