Andrew George Beniuk (born April 26, 1944) is a former provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1993 until 1997 and has since tried to regain his seat twice since being defeated.

Political career

Beniuk was elected to his first term in the Alberta Legislature in the

1993 Alberta general election The 1993 Alberta general election was held on June 15, 1993, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Conservative government was re-elected, taking 51 seats out of 83 (61 percent of the seats) but only having support of 45 per ...

. He defeated

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Leader Ray Martin in a surprise win to pick up Edmonton-Norwood for the Liberals. On June 23, 1995 Beniuk was removed from the Liberal caucus and sat as an Independent. He joined the Progressive Conservatives in 1996. Beniuk ran for re-election in the

1997 Alberta general election The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Ralph Klein's Conservatives were re-elected, with increased number of seats in the Legislature. Liberal Official Opposition los ...

but was defeated by Sue Olsen of his former party. Beniuk tried to regain his seat in the 2001 Alberta general election but was defeated by Bill Bonner in the Edmonton Glengarry electoral district. In 2008 he attempted to repeat his 1993 feat and ran against NDP leader Brian Mason in Edmonton Highlands-Norwood. He was easily defeated by Mason.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beniuk, Andrew Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Independent Alberta MLAs 1944 births