Bonnie Hickey
Bonnie Hickey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. John's East | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Reid |
| Succeeded by | Norman Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1955 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Patricia "Bonnie" Hickey (born 5 March 1955) is a former Canadian politician. Hickey was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997.
Hickey was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She was elected to represent the electoral district of St. John's East in the 1993 federal election as a member of the Liberal party.[1] Bonnie Hickey served in the 35th Canadian Parliament after which she was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Norman Doyle in the 1997 federal election.[2]
In 1998, she lost to Stephen LeDrew in her bid to become president of the Liberal Party.[3] In the following year, she was employed by the province's tourism ministry as part of the staff handling the Viking anniversary and Year 2000 special events.[4]
Hickey unsuccessfully ran for the provincial Liberal nomination in Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi for the 2015 election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Spears, John (26 October 1993). "Liberal wave gives East Coast loud voice in House". Windsor Star. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Toronto Star. p. B2. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Election '97 Winners & Losers". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. 3 June 1997. p. A10. ProQuest 384834138.
- ^ DiMatteo, Enzo (26 March 1998). "He speaks but he does not hear". NOW magazine. Vol. 17, no. 30. Toronto. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Former MP Gets Government Job". CBC News. 25 October 1999. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Former Liberal MP vying for Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi nomination". VOCM.com. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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