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♂ George Topolnisky
aliasGeorge Topolnisky
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 13 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 95 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 55 years
Death 19 March 2012 → 12 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 7 May 1986
Special notes
None
 
George Topolnisky (1916–2012) 200x313
© 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 14 8 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Michael Senych  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
PC
 1/3 3,277 50.29% +1,006 Loser:
SC
 2,271 34.85% Michael Senych

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,513 Votes: 5,768 Participation: 67.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13017(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/3 3,784 66.11% +1,960 Loser:
NDP
 1,824 31.87% Graham Crosbie

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,636 Votes: 7,542 Participation: 70.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12938(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/4 3,945 52.53% +1,075 Loser:
NDP
 2,870 38.22% Steve Leskiw

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
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
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/5 4,438 51.07% +1,931 Loser:
NDP
 2,507 28.85% Steve Leskiw

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
PC
 3,539 46.63% Steve P. Zarusky

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George Topolnisky		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Topolnisky		 09 Dec 2023

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