Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
♂ William Nikolaus Kolisnyk
aliasWilliam Kolisnyk
Record
32309 · 14583
Ukrainian-Canadian
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known candidate ✓
Perennial candidate |
Deceased |
Performance: 0%
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| Birth |
11 September 1887 → 136 years + 9 months ago |
| Lived |
80 years + 1 month |
| Only run |
16 June 1932 → 92 years + 16 days ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months |
| Death |
4 November 1967 → 56 years + 7 months ago |
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| Special notes |
First Communist elected to any political post in North America.
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William Nikolaus Kolisnyk (1887–1967)
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| Family tie with other documented individual |
None
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan
| Pre-Conf. |
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| Canadian Senate |
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| Legis. Council |
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| Deputy Minister |
✗ |
| Auto. Region |
✗ |
| Mayor/Reeve |
✗ |
| Mun./Co. Council |
Winnipeg, Manitoba (1926–1930) |
| School Board |
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| Blank/Vide |
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| Eligible: |
2,300 |
Votes: |
1,756 |
Participation: |
76.35% |
Candidacies: |
4 |
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Provincial
19 |
Manitoba
16 June 1932
General
Instant runoff/Alt. |
| Gov't |
LIBP  |
| ID: 37349(F) — 8 Oct 2023 23:09 ET |
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Failed to enter this legislature |
Age
44 |
ILCF |
2/4 |
364 |
20.73% |
-481 |
Winner: |
LIBP |
845 |
48.12% |
Nicolas V. Bachynsky |
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Online biographical references (2)
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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 May 2024 13:32 (but data presented dynamically)
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