Harry Shafransky (September 4, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977.[1]
Born in Poland, he came to Canada while still young and grew up on a farm near Roblin, Manitoba.[2] Shafransky was educated at the University of Manitoba. He worked as a teacher in northern British Columbia and then Winnipeg before entering politics.[3] He ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the federal election of 1965, finishing a relatively strong third in the Winnipeg riding of St. Boniface.[4] His first venture into provincial politics was not as successful; he challenged Liberal leader Gildas Molgat in Ste. Rose in the 1966 election, and finished a distant fourth with only 86 votes.
He ran for federal office again in the 1968 election, and placed a more respectable second while still finishing well behind Liberal Joseph-Philippe Guay, the winner.[4]
Shafransky was finally elected to office in the 1969 provincial election, scoring a fairly easy victory in the northeast Winnipeg riding of Radisson. He was re-elected over Progressive Conservative challenge Abe Kovnats in the 1973 election.[5]
Shafransky did not serve in the cabinet of Edward Schreyer. He was defeated by Kovnats in the 1977 election,[5] and did not seek a political comeback thereafter.[1]
After leaving politics, he worked in the Manitoba departments of Highways and Transportation, Environment and Natural Resources. Shafransky died in Winnipeg at the age of 56 of a heart attack.[3]
Electoral history
edit| 1968 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Philippe Guay | 22,032 | 51.7 | +9.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harry Shafransky | 11,566 | 27.2 | +0.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Vaughan L. Baird | 8,048 | 18.9 | -12.6 | ||||
| Social Credit | Georges Forest | 949 | 2.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 42,595 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: St. Boniface | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Roger Teillet | 13,961 | 41.82 | +1.15 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Deleeuw | 10,499 | 31.45 | +2.28 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harry Shafransky | 8,923 | 26.73 | +8.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,383 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.57 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. May 8, 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ a b "Harry Shafransky (1930-1986)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ a b "St. Boniface, Manitoba (1952 - 1996)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ a b "Radisson". Manitoba Votes 2007. CBC News. Retrieved 2014-01-07.