Kenneth Paproski
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Kenneth Robert Howard Paproski (January 17, 1931 – January 25, 2007) is a former provincial level politician and medical doctor from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1971 to 1982.
. He defeated Social Credit
incumbent Ethel Wilson
. He ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election
. His majority was reduced but he defeated two other candidates with a comfortable margin. He ran for a third term in the 1979 Alberta general election
, in that election he defeated future New Democrat MLA Alex McEachern
and former Social Credit
national leader Martin Hattersley
. He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1982 and was replaced by his brother Carl Paproski. His other brother Steve Paproski
also served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.
Paproski returned to politics to run as an independent candidate in the 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election
. He finished 5th out of 6th place winning 30,849 votes and taking 5% of the popular vote.
award for outstanding public service by a parliamentarian of Ukrainian origin in 2003. Paproski died on January 25, 2007.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1971 to 1982.
Political career
Paproski ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1971 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He defeated Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Alberta
The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....
incumbent Ethel Wilson
Ethel Sylvia Wilson
Ethel Sylvia Wilson was a seamstress, labour activist and a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1952 to 1966 and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971...
. He ran for a second term in office in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. His majority was reduced but he defeated two other candidates with a comfortable margin. He ran for a third term in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
, in that election he defeated future New Democrat MLA Alex McEachern
Alex McEachern
Alex McEachern is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:...
and former Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
national leader Martin Hattersley
Martin Hattersley
J. Martin Hattersley is an Edmonton lawyer and a long-time activist in the Canadian social credit movement. Born in Swinton, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Hattersley earned degrees in economics and law from Cambridge University before moving to Alberta in 1956 where he worked as a lawyer...
. He retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1982 and was replaced by his brother Carl Paproski. His other brother Steve Paproski
Steve Paproski
Steven Eugene Paproski, PC was a Canadian politician and pro football player. He played in the CFL from 1949 to 1954 and served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.-Early life:...
also served as a federal Member of Parliament from 1968 to 1993.
Paproski returned to politics to run as an independent candidate in the 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election
Alberta Senate nominee election, 1989
The 1st Alberta Senate nominee election was held on October 16, 1989 in Alberta, Canada. It was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act., and resulted in the first Canadian Senator appointed following a popular election.The vote was held along...
. He finished 5th out of 6th place winning 30,849 votes and taking 5% of the popular vote.
Late life
Paproski was awarded the Michael LuchkovichMichael Luchkovich
Michael Luchkovich was a teacher, author and Canadian federal politician...
award for outstanding public service by a parliamentarian of Ukrainian origin in 2003. Paproski died on January 25, 2007.