John Hawryluk

Who was John Hawryluk?

John Martin Hawryluk was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1962, initially for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.

The son of Michael Hawryluk and Maria Marcinow, Hawryluk was educated at the University of Manitoba, from which he received Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education and Master of Education degrees. He served as a teacher and vice principal at Prince Edward School and later as the school principal of {old}Polson School, Melrose Junior High and Munroe Junior High in East Kildonan, retiring from Munroe Junior High in 1974. He was also president of the Winnipeg Ukrainian and Professional Business Men's Club, and the Manitoba Teachers' Society. Hawryluk served in the senate and on the board of Regents for the University of Winnipeg.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 election, in the four-member riding of Winnipeg North. Hawryluk finished fourth on the first ballot, and was declared elected on the eighth count. He was re-elected in the 1953 election, this time finishing third on the first count.