Jon Carson
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]
Jon Carson | |
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 Carson in May 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-West Henday | |
| Assumed office May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Sherman (Edmonton-Meadowlark) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1991 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Electrician |
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 briefly moved into a condo in Spruce Grove.[2] Jon was re-elected as an MLA for Edmonton-West Henday by a narrow margin over UCP candidate Nicole Williams.[3]
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-West Henday | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Carson | 8,820 | 44.1% | -16.1% | ||||
| United Conservative | Nicole Williams | 8,302 | 41.5% | +8.5% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Winston Leung | 2,337 | 11.7% | -- | ||||
| Liberal | Leah McRorie | 311 | 1.6% | -5.2% | ||||
| Independence | Dave Bjorkman | 239 | 1.2% | -- | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,009 | |||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 90 | 48 | 8 | |||||
| Registered electors and turnout | 32,469 | 61.9% | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta[4] | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Meadowlark | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
References
- Carson, Jon. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
- https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-the-changed-lives-of-accidental-mlas
- https://edmontonsun.com/news/politics/carson-wins-west-henday-madu-takes-edmonton-southwest-after-tightly-contested-races-finally-close/wcm/942ca5f6-39cb-413d-8bca-467164f4664b
- "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
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