Dave Nickerson (born April 30, 1944) is a Canadian politician from Northwest Territories, Canada.
In 1965, Nickerson arrived in the Northwest Territories and worked at the Discovery and Giant Mines.
He served almost a full term before vacating his seat in 1979 to run in the 1979 Canadian federal election.
Nickerson defeated his fellow MLA David Searle to win the new Western Arctic riding for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Nickerson was defeated in the 1988 Canadian federal election by Ethel Blondin-Andrew from the Liberal Party of Canada.