- Source: Clarence Pettersen
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. 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. 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. After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Pettersen chose medical assistance in dying (MAID) and died March 28, 2018, at the age of 65.
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- Clarence Pettersen
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- Flin Flon (electoral district)
- Gerard Jennissen
- Deaths in March 2018
- 2016 Manitoba general election
- Tom Lindsey
- List of Manitoba CCF/NDP members
- 2011 Manitoba general election
- 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election