Clarence Pettersen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin Flon | |
| In office October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Jennissen |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lindsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1952 |
| Died | March 28, 2018 (aged 65) Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse | Judy |
| 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] After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Pettersen chose medical assistance in dying (MAID) and died March 28, 2018, at the age of 65.[5][6]
Electoral history
| 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. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016. | ||||||||
| 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
- ↑ Bigrigg, Cynthia (March 17, 2018). "A love for Flin Flon". Flin Flon Reminder. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ↑ "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. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "'He was very loved': Former Flin Flon NDP MLA Clarence Pettersen dies". CBC. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "In loving memory of Clarence Pettersen". Everhere Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Deep Reads: Finding an answer and purpose through MAID". Flin Flon Reminder. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2023.