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♂ John Peter Tanchak
aliasJohn Tanchak
Record
60079 · 3750

Ukrainian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 5 1 6
Birth 7 May 1905 → 119 years ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 14 November 1957 → 66 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 6 months
Death 13 May 1983 → 41 years ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 10 months after 24 June 1969
Special notes
None
 
John Peter Tanchak (1905–1983)
© Photo Liberal Party of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 11 7 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gabriel J. Girard  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,752 Votes: 4,028 Participation: 70.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
14 November 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37632(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIBP
 1/2 2,092 51.94% +156 Loser:
PC
 1,936 48.06% Frank Casper

Service: 7 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,292 Votes: 5,031 Participation: 79.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37646(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIBP
 1/3 2,897 57.77% +979 Loser:
PC
 1,918 38.25% Frank Casper

Service: 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,153 Votes: 4,968 Participation: 80.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37703(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIBP
 1/2 2,752 55.69% +562 Loser:
PC
 2,190 44.31% Ben Comeaux

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,915 Votes: 4,576 Participation: 77.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37765(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 2,545 56.44% +581 Loser:
PC
 1,964 43.56% Michael Sokolyk

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,547 Votes: 4,232 Participation: 76.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13832(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,180 51.97% +165 Loser:
PC
 2,015 48.03% Gabriel J. Girard

Service: 3 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,545 Votes: 5,439 Participation: 72.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13889(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/4 2,014 37.21% -453 Winner:
PC
 2,467 45.58% Gabriel J. Girard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Tanchak, John Peter		 18 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Tanchak, John Peter		 18 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John Peter Tanchak (1905-1983)		 18 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Tanchak		 18 May 2024

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