Dave Nickerson

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	(1944-04-30) April 30, 1944 England
Party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Mining engineer

Dave Nickerson (born April 30, 1944) is a Canadian 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.

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: Western Arctic
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ethel Blondin-Andrew	5,415	42.37	+16.51
	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	99.47
Total rejected ballots			68	0.53	–0.09
Turnout			12,847	68.62	+1.31
Eligible voters			18,721
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+17.01
Source: Elections Canada

1984 Canadian federal election: Western Arctic
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	–6.70
Total valid votes			12,624	99.38
Total rejected ballots			79	0.62	–0.21
Turnout			12,703	67.31	+0.34
Eligible voters			18,871
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+8.96
Source: Elections Canada

1980 Canadian federal election: Western Arctic
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 J. Boyd	3,425	32.56	–0.59
Total valid votes			10,518	99.17
Total rejected ballots			88	0.83	+0.13
Turnout			10,606	66.97	–5.13
Eligible voters			15,836
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–2.83
Source: Elections Canada

1979 Canadian federal election: Western Arctic
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	99.30
Total rejected ballots			81	0.70	–
Turnout			11,624	72.10	–
Eligible voters			16,123
	Progressive Conservative notional gain		Swing		N/A
Riding created from part of the former riding of Northwest Territories, with New Democrat Wally Firth as the incumbent.
Source: Elections Canada

External links

• Dave Nickerson – Parliament of Canada biography