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
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 byRaj Sherman
Succeeded byBrooks Arcand-Paul
Personal details
Born (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationElectrician

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][7] 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 DemocraticJon Carson8,82044.08-16.16
United ConservativeNicole Williams8,30241.49+8.53
Alberta PartyWinston Leung2,33711.68–
LiberalLeah Mcrorie3111.55-5.25
Alberta IndependenceDave Bjorkman2391.19–
Total 20,00999.28–
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1460.72
Turnout 20,15566.00
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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJon Carson9,79656.96%49.43%
Progressive ConservativeKatherine O'Neill3,92422.82%-11.85%
WildroseAmber Maze1,97211.47%-9.05%
LiberalDan Bildhauer1,5078.76%-26.72%
Total 17,199––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 57––
Eligible electors / turnout 31,86554.15%1.10%
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing 16.66%
Source(s)
Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

References
  1. Carson, Jon. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  2. "How I spent my summer vacation: The changed lives of accidental MLAs".
  3. "NDP's Jon Carson wins Edmonton-West Henday riding by 400 votes".
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Gervais, Brittany (19 May 2022). "NDP Leader Rachel Notley builds team as UCP caucus debates leadership". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. https://twitter.com/JonCarsonNDP/status/1525127108388745216


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