Clarence Pettersen
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.
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 |
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.