Clarence Pettersen
Clarence Pettersen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Jennissen |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lindsey |
| Constituency | Flin Flon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1952 |
| Died | March 28, 2018 (aged 65) Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Judy |
| Children | three |
| Alma mater | Brandon University[1] |
| Occupation | educator |
Clarence Pettersen (July 25, 1952 – March 28, 2018) was a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Flin Flon as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus.
Pettersen lost the Flin Flon constituency renomination in December 2015, and announced his candidacy as an Independent candidate for the April 19, 2016 provincial election on March 15, 2016.[3] Pettersen was defeated in the 2016 election by NDP candidate Tom Lindsey. Pettersen finished fourth in the riding, coming behind the NDP, Progressive Conservative, and Liberal candidates.[4] Pettersen died of cancer on March 28, 2018 at the age of 65.[5][6]
Electoral history
2016 Manitoba general election
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Flin Flon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Tom Lindsey | 1,106 | 32.85 | -24.29 | $43,604.96 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Angela Enright | 954 | 28.33 | 4.24 | $18,686.00 | |||
| Liberal | Leslie Joan Beck | 948 | 28.16 | 12.74 | $19,946.62 | |||
| Independent | Clarence Pettersen | 359 | 10.66 | – | $6,320.44 | |||
| Total valid votes | 3,367 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 36 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / Turnout | 9,880 | 34.44 | -0.90 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba."Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016. | ||||||||
2011 Manitoba general election
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Flin Flon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Clarence Pettersen | 1,890 | 57.13 | -20.46 | $28,114.64 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Darcy Linklater | 797 | 24.09 | – | $14,069.96 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Heine | 510 | 15.42 | -6.98 | $10,115.06 | |||
| Green | Saara Harvie | 111 | 3.36 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 3,308 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 17 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 9,409 | 35.34 | -0.91 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local-news/a-love-for-flin-flon-1.23203272
- ^ "Clash of colours". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
- ^ "MLA announces he’ll run, accuses colleague of breaking anti-Selinger pact" Flin Flon Reminder, March 19th, 2016
- ^ "Manitoba election results 2016". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "'He was very loved': Former Flin Flon NDP MLA Clarence Pettersen dies". CBC. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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