Jon Carey Explained

Jon Carey
Birth Date:19 February 1946
Birth Place:Aylesford, Nova Scotia
Residence:Aylesford, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Kings West
Term Start:1999
Term End:2003
Predecessor:George Moody
Successor:Leo Glavine
Party:Progressive Conservative

Jon Carey (born February 19, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]

Carey was born in 1946 at Aylesford, Nova Scotia.[2] He is a former teacher, and farm equipment business owner in Aylesford.[3] Prior to entering provincial politics, he spent 21 years as chief of the Aylesford Volunteer Fire Department.[4] In the 1999 election, he was elected MLA for Kings West defeating his closest opponent by almost 1,700 votes.[5] He was defeated by Liberal Leo Glavine when he ran for re-election in 2003.[6]

In the 2004 federal election, Carey attempted a political comeback running for the Conservative Party in the West Nova riding.[7] He was defeated by Liberal incumbent Robert Thibault by more than 4,000 votes.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Kings West. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-04.
  2. Web site: MLA biography. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. 2015-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20030625125100/http://www.pcparty.ns.ca/cgi-bin/view?src=carey. June 25, 2003.
  3. Web site: 'Whole new ball game' without the Georges . The Chronicle Herald . July 19, 1999 . 2014-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050320093259/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F07%2F19+101.raw+PE99Jul19+2 . March 20, 2005 . dead .
  4. Web site: Carey enters race for Tory candidacy . The Chronicle Herald . June 24, 1999 . 2014-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124053341/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F24+138.raw+PE99Jun24+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  5. Web site: Election Returns, 1999 (Kings West). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-10-02.
  6. Web site: Election Returns, 2003 (Kings West). Elections Nova Scotia. 2014-10-02.
  7. Web site: Political plots aplenty in West Nova . The Chronicle Herald . June 21, 2004 . 2014-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124080325/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2004%2F06%2F21+111.raw+FE04Jun21+2 . January 24, 2005 . dead .
  8. Web site: Thibault wins with 43% of vote . The Chronicle Herald . June 29, 2004 . 2014-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050914080359/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?2004%2F06%2F29+243.raw+FE04Jun29+2 . September 14, 2005 . dead .

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