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♂ Nick W. Dushenski
aliasNick W. Dushenski
Record
17937 · 8339

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 4 September 1920 → 103 years + 8 months ago
Lived 88 years + 6 months
First mandate 5 August 1952 → 71 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 11 months
Death 13 March 2009 → 15 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 49 years + 8 months after 17 June 1959
Special notes
None
 

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 6 10 10 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 13
CCF
 1 ✓ Party leader 34–36 01 Jul 1955 — 28 Jun 1957 1 11 27

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Nicholas A. Melnyk  m 
 		 ⊖ William Tomyn  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,638 Votes: 4,093 Participation: 72.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27997(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
27
CCF
 2/2 1,861 46.85% -250 Winner:
SC
 2,111 53.15% William Tomyn
Eligible: 5,776 Votes: 4,337 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28048(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
CCF
 1/3 1,760 42.55% +44 Loser:
SC
 1,716 41.49% William Tomyn

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,654 Votes: 4,268 Participation: 75.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28101(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CCF
 1/3 1,729 42.53% +149 Loser:
SC
 1,580 38.87% Nicholas A. Melnyk

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,111 Votes: 3,835 Participation: 75.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28154(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
SC
 2,421 63.64% Nicholas A. Melnyk

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Nick W. Dushenski		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nick Dushenski		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 03:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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