Clarence Pettersen (July 25, 1952 – March 28, 2018) was a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (french: Assemblée législative du Manitoba) is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial gener ...

in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

Manitoba New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba C ...

caucus. Pettersen lost the Flin Flon constituency renomination in December 2015, and announced his candidacy as an Independent candidate for the April 19, 2016, provincial election on March 15, 2016. Pettersen was defeated in the 2016 election by NDP candidate

Tom Lindsey Tom Lindsey is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Flin Flon (electoral district), Flin Flon in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2016. He is a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party. Biography Born in Southern Sas ...

. Pettersen finished fourth in the riding, coming behind the NDP, Progressive Conservative, and Liberal candidates. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Pettersen chose medical assistance in dying (MAID) and died March 28, 2018, at the age of 65.

Electoral history

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