Jon Carson | |
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 Carson in May 2015 | |
| Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-West Henday Edmonton-Meadowlark (2015-2019) | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Sherman |
| Succeeded by | Brooks Arcand-Paul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1991 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Electrician |
Jonathon Carson (born 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Meadowlark. Jon was re-elected on April 16, 2019 as an MLA for Edmonton-West Henday.[1]
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Personal life
Carson is a trained Electrician, studied at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, first attaining a diploma in radio and television broadcasting, then later returning for an electrical apprenticeship.[1] After becoming MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark, Carson moved into a condo in Spruce Grove.[2] Carson was re-elected as an MLA for Edmonton-West Henday by a narrow margin over UCP candidate Nicole Williams in the 2019 Albertan general election.[3] He was appointed to be the Official Opposition Critic on Service Alberta in May 2019.[4] Carson announced he would not seek re-election in May 2022.[5][6] He was succeeded by Brooks Arcand-Paul in the 2023 Alberta general election.
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-West Henday | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jon Carson | 8,820 | 44.08 | -16.16 | ||||
| United Conservative | Nicole Williams | 8,302 | 41.49 | +8.53 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Winston Leung | 2,337 | 11.68 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Leah Mcrorie | 311 | 1.55 | -5.25 | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Dave Bjorkman | 239 | 1.19 | – | ||||
| Total | 20,009 | 99.28 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 146 | 0.72 | ||||||
| Turnout | 20,155 | 66.00 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 30,538 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -12.35 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "45 - Edmonton-West Henday, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 176–179. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadowlark | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jon Carson | 9,796 | 56.96% | 49.43% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Katherine O'Neill | 3,924 | 22.82% | -11.85% | ||||
| Wildrose | Amber Maze | 1,972 | 11.47% | -9.05% | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Bildhauer | 1,507 | 8.76% | -26.72% | ||||
| Total | 17,199 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 57 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 31,865 | 54.15% | 1.10% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | 16.66% | ||||||
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References
- ^ a b Carson, Jon. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- ^ "How I spent my summer vacation: The changed lives of accidental MLAs".
- ^ "NDP's Jon Carson wins Edmonton-West Henday riding by 400 votes".
- ^ Bellefontaine, Michelle (13 May 2019). "'Challenging and exciting, fun and frustrating': NDP MLAs look ahead to next 4 years". CBC News Edmonton. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Cournoyer, Dave (14 May 2022). "MLA Jon Carson not running for re-election in Edmonton-West Henday, NDP nominate former city councillor Druh Farrell in Calgary-Bow". daveberta.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Gervais, Brittany (19 May 2022). "NDP Leader Rachel Notley builds team as UCP caucus debates leadership". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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