Jon Carson

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 by	Raj Sherman
Succeeded by	Brooks Arcand-Paul
Personal details
Born	(1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 33) 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]

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] In May 2022, Carson announced he would not seek re-election.[5][6] He was succeeded by Brooks Arcand-Paul in the 2023 Alberta general election.

Electoral history

2019 general election

v t e 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

v t e 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) 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.