# Jon Carson

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{{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](/source/Saskatoon), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan)
| assembly         = Alberta Legislative
| constituency_AM  = [Edmonton-West Henday](/source/Edmonton-West_Henday) <br/> <small>[Edmonton-Meadowlark](/source/Edmonton-Meadowlark) (2015-2019)</small>
| term_start       = May 5, 2015
| term_end         = May 29, 2023
| predecessor      = [Raj Sherman](/source/Raj_Sherman)
| successor        = [Brooks Arcand-Paul](/source/Brooks_Arcand-Paul)
| constituency     = 
| party            = [Alberta New Democratic Party](/source/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](/source/2015_Alberta_general_election) to the [Legislative Assembly of Alberta](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta) representing the [electoral district](/source/electoral_district) of [Edmonton-Meadowlark](/source/Edmonton-Meadowlark). Jon was re-elected on April 16, 2019 as an MLA for [Edmonton-West Henday](/source/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](/source/Electrician), studied at [Northern Alberta Institute of Technology](/source/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](/source/2019_Alberta_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](/source/Brooks_Arcand-Paul) in the [2023 Alberta general election](/source/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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Category:1991 births
Category:Alberta New Democratic Party MLAs
Category:Canadian electricians
Category:Living people
Category:Politicians from Edmonton
Category:Politicians from Saskatoon
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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