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John N. Decore (April 9, 1909 – November 11, 1994) was a barrister, lawyer, teacher and a Canadian federal politician.〔Decore lauded for sensible rulings: (Edition ) Thomas, Don. Edmonton Journal (Alta ) 13 Nov 1994: B3.〕 Decore was born Ivan Dikur in Andrew, Alberta to Ukrainian immigrants; he Anglicized his name to John in the 1940s.〔John N. Decore The Globe and Mail (Ont ) 14 Nov 1994: C.4.〕 He first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in the 1949 federal election. He would win the Vegreville district defeating incumbent Anthony Hlynka in a close 2 way race. Decore would run for re-election again in the 1953 federal election, once again defeating Anthony Hlynka. Decore would not run again after his second term was over in 1957. Decore attempted to return to federal politics in the 1962 federal election, this time in the Edmonton East electoral district. He would be defeated by incumbent William Skoreyko. He would run one more time for a seat in Parliament the next year in the 1963 federal election in the Edmonton—Strathcona electoral district. He would be defeated in that election by incumbent Terry Nugent. Decore's son Laurence Decore followed his fathers footsteps in politics and became Mayor of Edmonton and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Decore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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