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– July 11, 1950) was a politician in
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,
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. He served in the
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as a
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from 1941 to 1945, and again from 1949 until 1950.
Stryk was born to John Stryk and Katherine Steslimb in
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, and came to Canada in 1899. He was educated in Manitoba, and worked as a school teacher in Ladywood for twenty-six years. He was fluent in both
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and Ukrainian. In 1921, he became a Notary Public and Commissioner.
He sought election to the
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candidate
John Mouat Turner
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He was born in Beausejour, Manitoba, sold brewery products for a living, and worked as a hotel manager in Winnipeg.1941 provincial election, defeating
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incumbent
Herbert Sulkers
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by almost one thousand votes in the constituency of St. Clements. He served as a government backbencher in the parliament which followed.
Stryk sought re-election in the 1945 provincial election, but lost to CCF candidate Wilbert Doneleyko by 220 votes. Donelyko was later expelled from the CCF caucus for promoting anti-
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views, and Stryk defeated him without difficulty in the 1949 election to return to the legislature.
He again served as a government backbencher, and died in office the following year. Stryk was in an ambulance on its way to Beausejour at the time of his death. He had been married to Elizabeth Neyedly just two months earlier.