John Robert Nicholson
Vancouver Centre | |
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| In office June 18, 1962 – June 25, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Jung |
| Succeeded by | Ron Basford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1901 Newcastle, New Brunswick |
| Died | October 8, 1983 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Forestry (1963–1964) Postmaster General (1964–1965) Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1965) Minister of Labour (1965–1968) |
John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, QC (December 1, 1901 – October 8, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick (now Miramichi), he graduated from the Dalhousie University law school in Halifax. In 1924, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia and practised law.
During
Brazilian Light and Power Co in Rio de Janeiro
.
In 1962, Nicholson was elected to Canadian House of Commons for the riding of
Minister of Labour
.
From 1968 to 1973, he served as the
Lieutenant Governor
of British Columbia.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson |
9,008 | 40.08 | +0.75 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 6,248 | 27.80 | -2.73 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lyle Kristiansen | 5,184 | 23.07 | -1.13 | ||||
| Social Credit | William John McIntyre | 1,806 | 8.04 | +2.10 | ||||
| Independent Social Credit | James B. Wisbey | 228 | 1.01 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,474 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.74 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson |
9,472 | 39.33 | +3.73 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 7,353 | 30.53 | -0.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Erickson | 5,826 | 24.19 | +0.54 | ||||
| Social Credit | Bevis Walters | 1,430 | 5.94 | -2.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,081 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.34 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack R. Nicholson |
7,697 | 35.61 | +18.43 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Douglas Jung | 6,803 | 31.47 | -29.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Erickson | 5,113 | 23.65 | +9.73 | ||||
| Social Credit | F. George J. Hahn | 1,779 | 8.23 | +3.60 | ||||
| Independent | Burton V. White | 224 | 1.04 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,616 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +24.19 | ||||||
| Change for the New Democrats is based on the Co-operative Commonwealth. | ||||||||
External links
- Biography from the website of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- John Robert Nicholson – Parliament of Canada biography
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