Jon Carson

{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jon Carson | honorific_suffix = | image = Jon Carson 2015.jpg | caption = Carson in May 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|2}} | birth_place = Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | assembly = Alberta Legislative | constituency_AM = Edmonton-West Henday <br/> <small>Edmonton-Meadowlark (2015-2019)</small> | term_start = May 5, 2015 | term_end = May 29, 2023 | predecessor = Raj Sherman | successor = Brooks Arcand-Paul | constituency = | party = Alberta New Democratic Party | occupation = Electrician | alma_mater = }} '''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=45&leg=30|title=Elected Members|last=Carson|first=Jon|website=Legislative Assembly of Alberta}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":0" /> After becoming MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark, Carson moved into a condo in Spruce Grove.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-the-changed-lives-of-accidental-mlas|title = How I spent my summer vacation: The changed lives of accidental MLAs}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=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|title = NDP's Jon Carson wins Edmonton-West Henday riding by 400 votes}}</ref> He was appointed to be the Official Opposition Critic on Service Alberta in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellefontaine |first=Michelle |date=13 May 2019 |title='Challenging and exciting, fun and frustrating': NDP MLAs look ahead to next 4 years |work=CBC News Edmonton |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/challenging-and-exciting-fun-and-frustrating-ndp-mlas-look-ahead-to-next-4-years-1.5134614 |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, Carson announced he would not seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cournoyer |first=Dave |date=14 May 2022 |title=MLA Jon Carson not running for re-election in Edmonton-West Henday, NDP nominate former city councillor Druh Farrell in Calgary-Bow |work=daveberta.ca |url=https://daveberta.ca/2022/05/mla-jon-carson-not-running-for-re-election-ndp-nominate-druh-farrell-in-calgary-bow/ |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gervais |first=Brittany |date=19 May 2022 |title=NDP Leader Rachel Notley builds team as UCP caucus debates leadership |work=The Calgary Herald |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/ndp-leader-rachel-notley-builds-team-as-ucp-caucus-debates-leadership |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> 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}}

===2015 general election=== {{2015 Alberta general election/Edmonton-Meadowlark}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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