Dave Nickerson
Dave Nickerson (born April 30, 1944) is a Canadian politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.
Dave Nickerson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Western Arctic | |
| In office May 22, 1979 – November 21, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Ethel Blondin-Andrew |
| Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for Yellowknife North | |
| In office March 10, 1975 – October 1, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | George Braden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1944 England |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Mining engineer |
Before politics
In 1965, Nickerson arrived in the Northwest Territories and worked at the Discovery and Giant Mines. He then left this position to establish his own minerals exploration business.[1]
Political career
Nickerson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories for Yellowknife North in the 1975 Northwest Territories general election. He served almost a full term before vacating his seat in 1979 to run in the 1979 Canadian federal election.
Nickerson defeated his fellow MLA David Searle to win the new Western Arctic riding for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He would serve 3 terms in the House of Commons of Canada.
Nickerson was defeated in the 1988 Canadian federal election by Ethel Blondin-Andrew from the Liberal Party of Canada.
Electoral results
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ethel Blondin | 5,415 | 42.37 | +16.52 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Nickerson | 3,657 | 28.62 | −17.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Wayne Cahill | 3,207 | 25.10 | −2.93 | ||||
| Independent | Cece McCauley | 331 | 2.59 | – | ||||
| Independent | Ernie Lennie | 169 | 1.32 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,779 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +17.01 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Nickerson | 5,822 | 46.12 | +12.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bertha Allen | 3,538 | 28.03 | −5.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Lynda Sorenson | 3,264 | 25.86 | −6.71 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 12,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.96 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Nickerson | 3,556 | 33.81 | −1.35 | ||||
| New Democratic | Wally Firth | 3,537 | 33.63 | +4.30 | ||||
| Liberal | Gary Boyd | 3,425 | 32.56 | –0.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,518 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −2.82 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Northwest Territories | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dave Nickerson | 4,058 | 35.16 | |||||
| Liberal | David Searle | 3,827 | 33.15 | |||||
| New Democratic | Georges Erasmus | 3,385 | 29.33 | |||||
| Independent | Edward McRae | 273 | 2.37 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 11,543 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Riding created from part of the former riding of Northwest Territories, with New Democrat Wally Firth as the incumbent. | ||||||||