Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Michael Senych

♂ Michael Senych
aliasMichael Senych
Record
56009 · 3160

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 3 5
Birth 24 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
Lived 75 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 June 1963 → 60 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 27 March 2002 → 22 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 6 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Michael Senych (1926–2002) 200x251
© 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
Alberta 8 2 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George Topolnisky  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Steve P. Zarusky  m 
 
Eligible: 5,767 Votes: 4,013 Participation: 69.59% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28222(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
SC
 1/4 1,670 41.72% +308 Loser:
PC
 1,362 34.02% Joe Bielish

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,263 Votes: 3,657 Participation: 69.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13166(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/3 1,588 43.64% +274 Loser:
PC
 1,314 36.11% Basil Zailo

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,920 Votes: 6,551 Participation: 73.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13091(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
SC
 2/3 2,271 34.85% -1,006 Winner:
PC
 3,277 50.29% George Topolnisky
Eligible: 11,599 Votes: 8,705 Participation: 75.05% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12857(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
IND
 4/5 467 5.37% -3,971 Winner:
PC
 4,438 51.07% George Topolnisky
Eligible: 12,820 Votes: 7,603 Participation: 59.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12774(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
RPA
 3/4 981 12.92% -2,558 Winner:
PC
 3,539 46.63% Steve P. Zarusky

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Michael Senych		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Michael Senych		 09 Dec 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 10:26 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.