William Skoreyko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About William Skoreyko
- William Skoreyko (December 8, 1922 – September 28, 1987) was a businessman, service station owner, and a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1958-79. Skoreyko first ran for election to the House of Commons of Canada in the Edmonton East district in the 1958 federal election; he defeated incumbent MP Ambrose Holowach. Skoreyko's electoral history is interesting as regards his opponents, several of whom had been or would later be successful politicians in other offices.
- In the 1962 federal election, he defeated John Decore, former MP for Vegreville, and Lucien Maynard, former Attorney-General of Alberta, in a hotly contested election. In the 1963 election.
- Skoreyko again defeated Maynard as well as future Edmonton mayor Ivor Dent.
- In 1965.
- he beat Preston Manning, the son of Alberta premier Ernest Manning and future leader of the Reform Party of Canada.
- He retired in 1979 undefeated after serving seven consecutive terms.
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