Nick William Dushenski was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.
12 Facts About Nick Dushenski
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Nick Dushenski served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1959 sitting as an MLA with the opposition Co-operative Commonwealth Federation caucus.
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Nick Dushenski ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1948 Alberta general election as a Co-operative Commonwealth candidate in the electoral district of Willingdon.
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Nick Dushenski was defeated in a closely contested two-way race by incumbent William Tomyn.
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Tomyn and Nick Dushenski faced each other for the second time in the 1952 Alberta general election.
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Nick Dushenski finished first place on the first vote count ahead of Tomyn by 44 votes.
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Nick Dushenski became one of two CCF MLAs in the Alberta legislature, alongside party leader Elmer Roper.
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Nick Dushenski ran for a second term in the 1955 Alberta general election.
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Nick Dushenski won another closely contested three-way election defeating future MLA Nicholas Melnyk on the second vote count to hold his seat.
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Nick Dushenski retired from public office at dissolution of the assembly in 1959 and resumed his teaching career.
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Nick Dushenski returned to the Alberta Legislature in 2006 with Raymond Reierson and Arthur Dixon as the most senior members at the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Alberta Legislature.
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Nick Dushenski died three years later on February 13,2009.