Nels Nelson (politician)

Nels Edwin Nelson
Member of Parliament for Burnaby—Seymour
In office October 1972 – May 1974
Personal details
Born	September 7, 1917 (1917-09-07) (age 94) Mullan, Idaho, United States
Political party	New Democratic
Profession	teacher

Nels Edwin Nelson (born 7 September 1917 at Mullan, Idaho, United States) 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.

External links

• Nels Nelson - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Nelson, Nels Edwin
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Date of birth	7 September 1917
Place of birth	Mullan, Idaho, United States
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