Michael Kawchuk

Michael Kawchuk (born April 23, 1931, in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1966 to 1969, sitting as a member of the New Democratic Party.^[1]

The son of Nicholas Kawchuk and Annie Baran, Kawchuk was educated at the Brandon Agricultural College and the University of Manitoba. He worked as a farmer, and became a director on the Pool Elevator Board and the . He also served as Secretary-Treasurer of his local school district. In 1957, he married Nettie Frykas.^[1]

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1966,^[2] defeating Liberal by 64 votes in the rural riding of . He supported Edward Schreyer's bid to become party leader in 1968–69.

Kawchuk lost to Progressive Conservative J. Wally McKenzie^[2] by 171 votes in the 1969 election, in the redistributed riding of Roblin.

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^ ^a ^b Normandin, Pierre G. (1969). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Normandin. p. 552.
^ ^a ^b "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

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[Normandin1969-1] Normandin, Pierre G. (1969). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Normandin. p. 552.

[living-2] "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-11-25.

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