Roly Russell

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
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

v t e 2020 British Columbia general election: Boundary-Similkameen
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

1. Doyle Potenteau, "B.C. election 2020: Roly Russell projected to pick up Boundary-Similkameen". Global News, October 25, 2020.
2. "B.C. Votes 2024: Conservative Donegal Wilson wins Boundary-Similkameen". Nanaimo News Bulletin. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
3. Boegman, Anton (27 July 2021). "42nd General Election Statement of Votes" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 111–114. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
4. "2020 Election Financing Reports". Elections BC. Retrieved 23 July 2024.