Clarence Pettersen

Clarence Pettersen
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Flin Flon
In office
October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded byGerard Jennissen
Succeeded byTom Lindsey
Personal details
Born(1952-07-25)July 25, 1952
DiedMarch 28, 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 65)
Flin Flon, Manitoba
Political partyNew Democrat
SpouseJudy
Alma materBrandon University[1]
OccupationEducator

Clarence Pettersen (July 25, 1952 – March 28, 2018) was a Canadian provincial politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Flin Flon as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party 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.[3] 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.[4] After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Pettersen chose medical assistance in dying (MAID) and died March 28, 2018, at the age of 65.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Bigrigg, Cynthia (March 17, 2018). "A love for Flin Flon". Flin Flon Reminder. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Clash of colours". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "MLA announces he’ll run, accuses colleague of breaking anti-Selinger pact" Flin Flon Reminder, March 19th, 2016
  4. ^ "Manitoba election results 2016". Global News. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "'He was very loved': Former Flin Flon NDP MLA Clarence Pettersen dies". CBC. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "In loving memory of Clarence Pettersen". Everhere Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Deep Reads: Finding an answer and purpose through MAID". Flin Flon Reminder. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2023.