Michael Senych
Michael Senych (September 24, 1926 - March 27, 2002) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit Party.
Early life[edit]
Michael Senych was born in Corbin, British Columbia. He attended the University of Alberta and worked twenty-six years as a teacher before entering provincial politics.
Political career[edit]
Senych was elected to the Alberta legislature in the district of Redwater in the 1963 general election.[1] He ran for and won a second term in 1967[2] He ran for a third term in office in the new electoral district of Redwater-Andrew in the 1971 general election; he was defeated by George Topolnisky of the Progressive Conservative Party.[3]
Senych attempted a return to the legislature in the 1982 general election; he ran as an independent in Redwater-Andrew and was defeated by Topolnisky again, finishing in fourth place out of five candidates.[4] He ran once more under the Representative Party banner in the 1986 Alberta general election; he finished a distant third to Progressive Conservative candidate Steve Zarusky.[5]
Senych was elected Mayor of the Village of Thorhild in 1996 and served until his death in a motor vehicle accident in 2002.
References[edit]
- ^ "Redwater election results 1963". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Redwater election results 1967". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Redwater-Andrew election results 1971". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Redwater-Andrew election results 1982". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Redwater-Andrew election results 1986". Alberta Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
External links[edit]
- Michael Senych death announcement, Alberta Legislative Assembly April 8, 2002.
- The Record Alberta Edition, April 2002