Dave Nickerson

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Dave Nickerson MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Western Arctic
In office 1979–1988
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Personal details
Born	(1944-04-30) April 30, 1944 England
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Mining engineer

Dave Nickerson (born April 30, 1944) was politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.

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 Canadian House of Commons.

Nickerson was defeated in the 1988 Canadian federal election by Ethel Blondin-Andrew from the Liberal Party of Canada.

References

↑ Archive Canada

External links

Dave Nickerson – Parliament of Canada biography

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by New District	MLA Yellowknife North 1975-1979	Succeeded by George Braden
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by New District	Member of Parliament Western Arctic 1979-1988	Succeeded by Ethel Blondin-Andrew

Persondata
Name	Nickerson, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	April 30, 1944
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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