Jon Carson

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Jon Carson
MLA
Jon Carson 2015.jpg
Carson in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-West Henday
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byRaj Sherman (Edmonton-Meadowlark)
Personal details
Born (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 30)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta
OccupationElectrician

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 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[]

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2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-West Henday
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jonathan Carson 8,820 44.08% -16.1%
United Conservative Nicole Williams 8,302 41.49% +8.5%
Alberta Party Winston Leung 2,337 11.68% --
Liberal Leah McRorie 311 1.55% -5.2%
  Independence Dave Bjorkman 239 1.20% --
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[]

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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. ^ a b 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. ^ "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-05-07.


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