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Russell is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It is located in the southwestern section of the province. HISTORICAL RIDING The original Russell riding was created in 1886 , shortly after the expansion of Manitoba's western boundaries. It existed until 1957 , when it was combined with the riding of Birtle as Birtle-Russell . The riding was primarily agrarian, and elected candidates from various parties who supported agrarian interests. LIST OF PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES MODERN RIDING The riding of Birtle-Russell lasted from 1957 to 1979 , and the subsequent riding of Roblin-Russell from 1979 to 1999 . In 1999, the Roblin section of the riding was joined with Dauphin as Dauphin—Roblin , and a separate Russell riding was re-established. The modern riding is bordered to the north by Dauphin—Roblin , to the east by Ste. Rose , to the south by Minnedosa and Arthur-Virden , and to the west by the province of Saskatchewan . The town of Russell is the main urban centre in this riding, which also includes Birtle , Inglis , Angusville , Rossburn , Erickson , Oakburn , Shoal Lake and Hamiota . The Riding Mountain National Park and Asessippi Provincial Park are also located in Russell. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,647. As of 1999 , the average family income was $39,999, and the unemployment rate was 6.10%. Russell remains primarily an agrarian riding, with agriculture accounting for 32% of its industry. Fourteen per cent of the riding's residents are aboriginal, and a further 13% are Ukrainian . The riding also has the second-highest percentage of senior citizens in Manitoba, at 21% of the total. The current MLA is Len Derkach of the Progressive Conservative Party , who previously held the riding of Roblin-Russell from 1986 to 1999 . The New Democratic Party have made serious inroads in recent years, however, and the seat may be regarded as marginal. LIST OF PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES
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