Steve Derewianchuk
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Steve Derewianchuk (born May 5, 1935) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1977.
Derewianchuk does not appear to have played a major role in the legislature. His historical significance lies in the fact that he was the first, and to date only, candidate of the NDP to be elected in the rural, southeastern riding of Emerson. In the provincial election of 1973, he defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Garnet Kyle by 437 votes; a strong showing by Liberal Mark Smerchanski may have split the centre-right vote, and contributed to Derewianchuk's victory.
His time in office was short-lived, as he was defeated by Tory candidate Albert Driedger in the 1977 election. He has not sought a return to provincial politics since this time.
