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♂ William J. Yurko
aliasVasile Yurko
Record
66765 · 3115

Romanian-Canadian, Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Alberta 3 0 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 11 February 1926 → 98 years + 2 months ago
Lived 83 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 February 1969 → 55 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 11 months
Death 2 February 2010 → 14 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 4 months after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 
William J. (Vasile) Yurko (1926–2010)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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
Canada 5 3 12
Alberta 10 0 28 Z
TOTAL 15 4 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William G. Lesick  m 
 
Eligible: 19,282 Votes: 8,285 Participation: 42.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
10 February 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13183(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/4 3,783 45.66% +444 Loser:
SC
 3,339 40.30% William Johnson

Service: 2 years 6 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,401 Votes: 10,700 Participation: 74.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13062(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 5,789 54.36% +2,011 Loser:
SC
 3,778 35.48% William F. Young

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,191 Votes: 8,181 Participation: 57.65% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12988(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/5 5,247 64.40% +3,935 Loser:
NDP
 1,312 16.10% Grant Arnold

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,599 Votes: 10,806 Participation: 61.40% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12909(F) — 11 Jun 2023 17:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
PC
 6,044 56.04% Alois P. Hiebert
Eligible: 58,665 Votes: 33,358 Participation: 56.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4327(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
PC
 1/5 18,699 56.06% +9,446 Loser:
LIB
 9,253 27.74% Gerald F. Paschen

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,665 Votes: 27,670 Participation: 47.17% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4045(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/6 14,840 53.89% +7,234 Loser:
LIB
 7,606 27.62% Gerry Lorente
After his election:
29 Jan 1982 55
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,178 Votes: 33,397 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3751(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
IND
 4/7 2,857 8.59% -13,262 Winner:
PC
 16,119 48.48% William G. Lesick

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William J. Yurko		 21 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William J. Yurko, F.C.I.C., M.P.		 21 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William J. Yurko, M.I.C.C., député		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Yurko		 21 Apr 2024

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