Michael Senych (September 24, 1926 – March 27, 2002) was a politician from

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1963 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit Party.

Early life

Michael Senych was born in Corbin,

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. He attended the

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and worked twenty-six years as a teacher before entering provincial politics.

Political career

Senych was elected to the Alberta legislature in the district of

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in the 1963 general election. He ran for and won a second term in

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He ran for a third term in office in the new electoral district of

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in the 1971 general election; he was defeated by George Topolnisky of the Progressive Conservative Party. 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. He ran once more under the Representative Party banner in the

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; he finished a distant third to Progressive Conservative candidate Steve Zarusky. Senych was elected Mayor of the Village of Thorhild in 1996 and served until his death in a motor vehicle accident in 2002.

References

External links

Michael Senych death announcement
Alberta Legislative Assembly April 8, 2002.
The Record Alberta Edition, April 2002
{{DEFAULTSORT:Senych, Michael Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 1926 births 2002 deaths People from the Regional District of East Kootenay 20th-century mayors of places in Alberta University of Alberta alumni People from Thorhild County 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta