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Nels Nelson (politician)

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Preceded by
  
Ray Perrault

Name
  
Nels Nelson

Resigned
  
May 1974

Profession
  
teacher

Party
  
New Democratic Party

Political party
  
New Democratic

Died
  
July 13, 1992

Succeeded by
  
Marke Raines

Role
  
Teacher


Born
  
7 September 1917 Mullan, Idaho, United States (
1917-09-07
)

Nels Edwin Nelson (7 September 1917 – 13 July 1992) was a New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a teacher by career.

Nelson made two attempts to become a Member of Parliament at Alberta's Wetaskiwin riding in the 1965 and 1968 federal elections.

He was first elected at the Burnaby—Seymour riding in the 1972 general election and served in the 29th Canadian Parliament, but was defeated there by Marke Raines of the Liberal Party in the 1974 federal election and made no further attempts to return to federal office.

On 13 July 1992, Nelson died of a heart attack in Vancouver.

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