William Skoreyko
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William Skoreyko was a businessman, service station owner, and a long serving Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1979.
Skoreyko first ran for election to the Canadian House of Commons
in the Edmonton East
district in the 1958 federal election
. He would defeat incumbent Member of Parliament Ambrose Holowach
to win his first term in office. He would run for his second term in office in the 1962 federal election
, this time he defeated high profile candidates such as former MP John Decore
and former provincial Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly Lucien Maynard
in a hotly contested election.
The minority government elected in 1962 fell just a year after taking office forcing the 1963 federal election
. Skoreyko ran for his third term in office, once again defeating Maynard and future Edmonton mayor Ivor Dent
. He would be re-elected to his fourth term in office in the 1965 federal election
. Skoreyko would defeat another high profile challenger in Preston Manning
who was the son of Alberta premier Ernest Manning
and future leader of the Reform Party of Canada
.
Skoreyko would almost be defeated in his bid for a fifth term in office. He won the 1968 federal election
by a plurality of 3,000 votes over Liberal
candidate Pat Shewchuk. His margin of victory would increase greatly as he was re-elected in his bid for a sixth term in office in the 1972 federal election
. Skoreyko's final run for office he defeated a large field of 6 other candidates by a wide margin in the 1974 federal election
. He retired in 1979 undefeated after serving 7 consecutive terms.
Skoreyko first ran for election to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the Edmonton East
Edmonton East
Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...
district in the 1958 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
. He would defeat incumbent Member of Parliament Ambrose Holowach
Ambrose A. Holowach
Ambrose A. Holowach was a businessman, soldier during World War II and an Alberta provincial level and federal level politician.-Federal political career:...
to win his first term in office. He would run for his second term in office in the 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
, this time he defeated high profile candidates such as former MP John Decore
John Decore
John Decore was a barrister, lawyer, teacher and a Canadian federal politician....
and former provincial Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly Lucien Maynard
Lucien Maynard
Joseph Lucien Paul Maynard was a lawyer and a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served a long career as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1955 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.Maynard served as a cabinet minister under Premier's William...
in a hotly contested election.
The minority government elected in 1962 fell just a year after taking office forcing the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. Skoreyko ran for his third term in office, once again defeating Maynard and future Edmonton mayor Ivor Dent
Ivor Dent
Ivor Graham Dent, was a politician from Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a former candidate for the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:...
. He would be re-elected to his fourth term in office in the 1965 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. Skoreyko would defeat another high profile challenger in Preston Manning
Preston Manning
Ernest Preston Manning, CC is a Canadian politician. He was the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance...
who was the son of Alberta premier Ernest Manning
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
and future leader of the Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
.
Skoreyko would almost be defeated in his bid for a fifth term in office. He won the 1968 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
by a plurality of 3,000 votes over Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate Pat Shewchuk. His margin of victory would increase greatly as he was re-elected in his bid for a sixth term in office in the 1972 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1972
The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...
. Skoreyko's final run for office he defeated a large field of 6 other candidates by a wide margin in the 1974 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1974
The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term...
. He retired in 1979 undefeated after serving 7 consecutive terms.