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♂ Dave Nickerson
aliasDave Nickerson
Record
46187 · 386

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Northwest Territories 1 0 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth 30 April 1944
Age 79 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 5 months ago (20 November 1988)
Special notes
None
 
Dave Nickerson (1944– )
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 5 28
Northwest Territories 4 0 22 Z
TOTAL 13 6 20

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Ethel D. Blondin-Andrew  f 
⊖ David H. Searle  m 
 		 ⊖ Walter (Wally) Firth  m 
⊕ Lynda Sorenson  f 
 
Eligible: 1,233 Votes: 678 Participation: 54.99% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
8		 Northwest Territories
10 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30720(F) — 22 Jan 2023 14:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
IND
 1/5 197 29.10% +57 Loser:
IND
 140 20.68% Brian J. North
After his election:
1 Apr 1979 34
IND
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,036 Votes: 11,543 Participation: 76.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Northwest Territories
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4410(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
PC
 1/4 4,058 35.16% +231 Loser:
LIB
 3,827 33.15% David H. Searle

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 995 Votes: 707 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 6
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30737(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
IND
 306 43.59% George Braden
Eligible: 15,036 Votes: 10,606 Participation: 70.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Northwest Territories
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 3,556 33.81% +19 Loser:
NDP
 3,537 33.63% Walter (Wally) Firth

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 12,703 Participation: 67.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Northwest Territories
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 5,822 46.12% +2,284 Loser:
NDP
 3,538 28.03% Bertha Allen

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,779 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3547(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
PC
 2/5 3,657 28.62% -1,758 Winner:
LIB
 5,415 42.37% Ethel D. Blondin-Andrew

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Dave Nickerson		 25 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Nickerson, M.P.		 25 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Dave Nickerson, député		 25 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Dave Nickerson		 25 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Dave Nickerson		 25 Mar 2024

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