Wilbert Doneleyko

Wilbert George Doneleyko (February 13, 1913 – January 27, 1990), last name also spelled Doneley,^[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

Born in Rossburn, Manitoba,^[2] he was educated there and worked for the Manitoba Co-operative Honey Producers Limited as a warehouse manager.^[3] Doneleyko served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1949 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. He was defeated by Nicholas Stryk when he ran for reelection in 1949 as an independent.^[4] He was expelled from the CCF caucus for publicly opposing NATO activities in Europe.^[5] In 1945, Doneleyko ran unsuccessfully as a CCF candidate for the Springfield seat in the Canadian House of Commons.^[6]

He died in Victoria, British Columbia in 1990 at the age of 76.^[1] He had been suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, nephrotic syndrome and renal failure.^[7]