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.
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 |
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.