Russell William Turner (born 12 May 1941), a retired Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Orange between 1996 and 2011 for the Nationals.
[2] Turner was born in Sydney and educated at Manly Boys High School.
In the 2007 state election, he successfully defended his seat and increased his majority when challenged by independent candidate, John Davis, the then mayor of Orange.
[4][5] The National Party endorsed Andrew Gee, a local lawyer and barrister, who successfully contested the seat.
[6][7][8] In 2012 Turner was elected to Orange City Council, receiving 7.51% of the first preference formal votes, and was the first candidate to achieve the quota required to be elected to the Council.