268:, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the Pan-American Institute of Mining Engineers and the Society of Economic Geologists. In 1953, he was appointed to the inaugural Board of Commissioners of the Winnipeg Transit System.
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resigned as
Liberal leader in 1961, Smerchanski entered the race to succeed him and initially emerged as the frontrunner. He resigned on the weekend of the convention, however, and allowed
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There is currently a Mark
Smerchanski Memorial Prize in Women's Studies offered by the University of Manitoba, and the Mark G. Smerchanski Prize in geology/geophysics.
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to take his place as a candidate. Molgat won the contest on the first ballot, and it is likely that
Smerchanski's last-minute withdrawal was arranged well in advance.
264:, graduating in 1938. In 1940, Smerchanski married Patricia N. Paget. He worked as a professor of Engineering before entering politics, and was a member of the
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Smerchanski was a successful businessman, and was a leading organizer in the
Manitoba Liberal Party long before he first ran for office himself. When
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candidate to give the NDP a victory in the riding for the first and (to date) only time. He did not run again after this.
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333:. He served as a backbench supporter of Pierre Trudeau's government for four years, and lost to PC candidate
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256:, the son of Anton Smerchanski and Dora Huley, both of Ukrainian descent, Smerchanski was educated at the
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He was elected to the
Canadian House of Commons in the "
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Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Manitoba
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He sought a return to the
Manitoba legislature in the
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by 1,230 votes in the rural, southeastern riding of
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from 1968 to 1972. Smerchanski was a member of the
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710:Mark Smerchanski – Parliament of Canada biography
282:He first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the
359:Smerchanski died in Winnipeg at the age of 74.
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820:. University of Toronto Press. p. 257.
266:Canadian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy
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348:, running in the rural constituency of
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865:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
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745:"Mark G. Smerchanski (1914-1989)"
817:Politics and Public Affairs 1989
789:"Provencher, Manitoba (1871 - )"
722:The Canadian parliamentary guide
262:Virginia Polytechnical Institute
231:Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
208:Virginia Polytechnical Institute
561:1968 Canadian federal election
399:1972 Canadian federal election
294:by 289 votes in the north-end
1:
885:University of Manitoba alumni
814:Leyton-Brown, David (1996).
880:Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs
875:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
749:Manitoba Historical Society
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235:House of Commons of Canada
229:. He was a member of the
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618:Progressive Conservative
433:Progressive Conservative
354:Progressive Conservative
339:federal election of 1972
323:Progressive Conservative
284:1962 provincial election
795:. Library of Parliament
724:. P.G. Normandin. 1972.
239:Liberal Party of Canada
763:"Patricia Smerchanski"
258:University of Manitoba
243:Manitoba Liberal Party
204:University of Manitoba
192:Manitoba Liberal Party
890:Virginia Tech alumni
767:Winnipeg Free Press
220:Mark G. Smerchanski
38:Canadian Parliament
25:Mark G. Smerchanski
16:Canadian politician
680:Total valid votes
516:Total valid votes
167:September 21, 1989
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366:ELectoral history
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298:constituency of
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150:November 1, 1914
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135:Personal details
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176:Political party
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188:affiliations
169:(1989-09-21)
120:Succeeded by
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74:Succeeded by
51:
18:
860:1989 deaths
855:1914 births
481:Alf Chorney
108:Preceded by
62:Preceded by
849:Categories
833:28 October
827:0802007147
799:28 October
773:28 October
697:References
576:Candidate
566:Provencher
414:Candidate
404:Provencher
331:Provencher
325:incumbent
290:incumbent
227:politician
199:Alma mater
146:1914-11-01
44:Provencher
502:Jake Wall
102:1962–1966
98:In office
56:1968–1972
52:In office
438:Jake Epp
335:Jake Epp
296:Winnipeg
260:and the
254:Manitoba
250:Malonton
248:Born in
241:and the
224:Canadian
159:, Canada
157:Manitoba
153:Malonton
79:Jake Epp
684:21,663
595:Liberal
520:24,839
456:Liberal
350:Emerson
337:in the
306:in the
300:Burrows
180:Liberal
90:Burrows
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652:+10.2
631:-12.1
573:Party
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490:+11.2
469:-15.5
442:11,262
411:Party
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689:100.0
675:-0.7
669:1,773
646:3,078
625:7,791
610:+2.7
604:9,021
579:Votes
525:100.0
511:-5.0
484:6,304
463:6,489
448:+9.4
417:Votes
835:2013
822:ISBN
801:2013
775:2013
649:14.2
628:36.0
607:41.6
487:25.4
466:26.1
445:45.3
164:Died
140:Born
88:for
42:for
672:8.2
508:3.2
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288:NDP
86:MLA
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