Nicholas Melnyk

Nicholas A. Melnyk was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative [Assembly of Alberta] from 1959 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Melnyk ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the Willingdon electoral district for the 1955 [Alberta general election]. He was defeated by incumbent Nick Dushenski in the second count. He ran for the second time in the 1959 Alberta general election and won, this time with a landslide majority to pick up the district for Social Credit.
The 1963 boundary redistribution saw Willingdon redistributed to become Willingdon-Two Hills. Melnyk ran for re-election in the new district for the election held that year. He won another large majority to take the new seat for his party.
Melnyk ran for a third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He faced a hotly contested straight fight against NDP candidate Louis Souter. Melnyk held his seat beating his opponent by a margin of almost 900 votes. He retired from provincial office at dissolution of the assembly in 1971.