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(s) | 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 | Jon Carson | 8,820 | 44.08% | -16.12% | ||||
| United Conservative | Nicole Williams | 8,302 | 41.49% | 8.51% | ||||
| 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 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 90 | 48 | 8 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 30,538 | 65.84% | N/A | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- "How I spent my summer vacation: The changed lives of accidental MLAs".
- "NDP's Jon Carson wins Edmonton-West Henday riding by 400 votes".
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