Clarence Pettersen
| Clarence Pettersen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Jennissen |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lindsey |
| Constituency | Flin Flon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democrat |
Clarence Pettersen is a former Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Flin Flon as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus. Pettersen lost the Flin Flon Constituency nomination in December 2015, and announced his candidacy as an Independent candidate for the April 19, 2016 provincial election on March 15, 2016.[2]
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.[3]
Electoral history
2016 Manitoba general election
| Manitoba general election, 2016: Flin Flon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Tom Lindsey | 1,106 | 32.85 | –23.99 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angela Enright | 954 | 28.33 | +4.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Leslie Joan Beck | 948 | 28.16 | +12.82 | ||||
| Independent | Clarence Pettersen | 359 | 10.66 | –46.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,367 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected and declined ballots | 36 | 1.06 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,403 | 34.44 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,880 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –14.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[4][5] | ||||||||
2011 Manitoba general election
| Manitoba general election, 2011: Flin Flon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Clarence Pettersen | 1,890 | 56.84 | −19.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darcy Linklater | 797 | 23.97 | - | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Heine | 510 | 15.34 | −6.74 | ||||
| Green | Saara Harvie | 111 | 3.33 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,308 | |||||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 17 | |||||||
| Turnout | 3,325 | 35.34 | −0.9 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 9,409 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "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. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "41st General Election Official Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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