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

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, 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.Dave Nickerson fonds, Library and Archives Canada
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Political career

Nickerson was elected to the

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for

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in the

1975 Northwest Territories general election The 1975 Northwest Territories general election was on March 10, 1975. This was the first general election since 1902 that all the members of the assembly were elected. Fifteen members were elected to the Legislative Council. Election summary Mem ...

. He served almost a full term before vacating his seat in 1979 to run in the

1979 Canadian federal election The 1979 Canadian federal election was held on May 22, 1979, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Mini ...

. Nickerson defeated his fellow MLA

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to win the new

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riding for the

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. He would serve 3 terms in the

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. Nickerson was defeated in the

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from the

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Electoral results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nickerson, Dave 1944 births Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the House of Commons of Canada from the Northwest Territories Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people People from Yellowknife