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♂ Anton Bernard Weselak
aliasAnton Weselak
Record
64664 · 9538

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 11 February 1918 → 106 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 5 months
Death 17 January 1989 → 35 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 7 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Anton Bernard Weselak (1918–1989)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 3 9 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Bileski  m 
⊖ Jacob Schulz  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Joseph Slogan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John W. Gross  m 
⊖ John S.A. Sinnott  m 
⊖ W. Val Yacula  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 21,814 Votes: 12,521 Participation: 57.40% Candidacies: 7
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23718(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/7 6,240 50.44% +4,362 Loser:
CCF
 1,878 15.18% Frank J. Degraff

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,326 Votes: 15,811 Participation: 74.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24001(F) — 14 Apr 2024 12:47 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/4 4,453 28.46% -1,496 Winner:
CCF
 5,949 38.03% Jacob Schulz
Eligible: 21,326 Votes: 16,623 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24267(F) — 14 Apr 2024 12:47 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 3/4 3,491 21.00% -3,554 Winner:
PC
 7,045 42.38% W. Val Yacula
Eligible: 21,326 Votes: 11,451 Participation: 53.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Manitoba
15 December 1958
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24485(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 3,757 32.81% -491 Winner:
PC
 4,248 37.10% Joseph Slogan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Anton B Weselak		 14 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Anton Bernard Weselak (1918-1989)		 14 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Anton Bernard Weselak		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Anton Bernard Weselak		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Anton Weselak		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 12:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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