Stanley James Korchinski (29 January 1929-13 May 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Rama, Saskatchewan

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 and became a farmer by career.

He represented Saskatchewan's Mackenzie electoral district

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 from 1958 until 1984, serving nine consecutive terms in the 24th

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 through 32nd Canadian Parliament

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Korchinski was initially unsuccessful in the 1957 election

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, losing to both the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

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 and Liberal party

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 candidates of the Mackenzie riding. He won the seat at Mackenzie in 1958

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 and won re-election in 1962

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, 1963

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, 1965

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, 1968

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, 1972

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, 1974

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, 1979

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 and 1980

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