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♂ Ben Hanuschak
aliasBen Hanuschak
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 3 7
Birth 29 April 1930
Age 93 years + 11 months
First mandate 23 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 42 years + 5 months ago (16 November 1981)
Special notes
None
 
Ben Hanuschak (1930– )
© Photo University of Manitoba, Archives & Special Collections via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 15 4 21 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 29
NDP
 1 Speaker 39–40 25 Jun 1969 — 20 Aug 1970 1 1 26

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Bileski  m 
⊕ Paula Fletcher  f 
⊖ Conrado de Regla Santos  m 
 		 ⊖ Martin M. (Marty) Dolin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William A. Kardash  m 
⊖ Mark G. Smerchanski  m 
 
Eligible: 9,590 Votes: 5,296 Participation: 55.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13826(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/3 2,415 46.42% +928 Loser:
LIB
 1,487 28.58% Mark G. Smerchanski

Service: 3 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,275 Votes: 5,889 Participation: 57.31% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13883(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/4 3,418 58.84% +2,101 Loser:
PC
 1,317 22.67% W.M. Swystun

Service: 4 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,269 Votes: 7,262 Participation: 70.72% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9185(F) — 28 Dec 2021 00:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/5 5,277 73.26% +4,233 Loser:
PC
 1,044 14.49% Doug Krochak

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,295 Votes: 6,311 Participation: 67.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9242(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/3 4,103 65.32% +2,415 Loser:
PC
 1,688 26.87% Ken Alyluia
After his election:
3 Mar 1981 50
NDP
 →
P
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,584 Votes: 7,834 Participation: 67.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9299(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
P
 3/5 728 9.38% -4,162 Winner:
NDP
 4,890 62.99% Conrado de Regla Santos
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,114 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
1 October 1985
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 10975(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
P
 4/4 546 5.99% -3,786 Winner:
NDP
 4,332 47.53% Martin M. (Marty) Dolin
Eligible: 18,957 Votes: 12,032 Participation: 63.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9370(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
P
 4/4 459 3.82% -5,740 Winner:
NDP
 6,199 51.65% Martin M. (Marty) Dolin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Hanuschak, Ben		 10 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Hanuschak, Ben		 10 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Ben Hanuschak		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ben Hanuschak		 10 Feb 2024

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