Bill Wasyl Diachuk was a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
20 Facts About Bill Diachuk
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Bill Diachuk began his political career in Edmonton municipal politics serving two separate stints as a separate school trustee.
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Bill Diachuk moved his political career to the provincial level where he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1971 to 1986.
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Bill Diachuk won a seat in the 1962 Edmonton municipal election holding the third and final seat in plurality out of five candidates.
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Bill Diachuk was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1964 Edmonton municipal election finishing eighth out of ten candidates.
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Bill Diachuk attempted a return to the board in the 1966 municipal election this time winning the fifth place seat out of ten candidates.
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Bill Diachuk was re-elected to his third term in the 1968 Edmonton municipal election again winning the fifth place seat out of twelve candidates.
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Bill Diachuk ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election.
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Bill Diachuk won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Beverly defeating incumbent Social Credit MLA Lou Heard.
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Bill Diachuk defeated future MLA Barrie Chivers who finished third out of fourth in the race.
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Bill Diachuk vacated his school trustee seat after winning the provincial election.
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Bill Diachuk ran for re-election in the 1975 Alberta general election.
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Bill Diachuk faced four other candidates and ended up winning a higher plurality and a substantially better margin of victory.
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Bill Diachuk would run for his third term in office in the 1979 Alberta general election.
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Bill Diachuk became a Minister without Portfolio Responsible for occupational health and safety.
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Bill Diachuk ran for his fourth term in office in the 1982 Alberta general election.
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Bill Diachuk won a personal record for his highest popular vote.
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Bill Diachuk ran for a fifth term in office in the 1986 general election.
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Bill Diachuk was defeated by New Democrat candidate Ed Ewasiuk in a landslide.
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On October 17,2014, Bill Diachuk died at the age of 85.