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Jon Carey

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Jon Carey
MLA for Kings West
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byGeorge Moody
Succeeded byLeo Glavine
Personal details
Born
Jon Charles Carey

(1946-02-19) February 19, 1946 (age 78)
Aylesford, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Aylesford, Nova Scotia

Jon Charles 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral History for Kings West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "MLA biography". Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  3. ^ "'Whole new ball game' without the Georges". The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1999. Archived from the original on March 20, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  4. ^ "Carey enters race for Tory candidacy". The Chronicle Herald. June 24, 1999. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  5. ^ "Election Returns, 1999 (Kings West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  6. ^ "Election Returns, 2003 (Kings West)" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  7. ^ "Political plots aplenty in West Nova". The Chronicle Herald. June 21, 2004. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
  8. ^ "Thibault wins with 43% of vote". The Chronicle Herald. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on September 14, 2005. Retrieved 2014-10-02.