Alana Paon (born June 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election representing the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond.[3] She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia until ousted from Caucus on June 24, 2019, amid a long-standing dispute over accessibility to her constituency office in St. Peter's. Paon had threatened to fight a House of Assembly Management Commission order to pave the gravel lot near her office, saying it made her feel "bullied and harassed." Nova Scotia Tory leader Tim Houston called Paon's remarks "unfounded and mean-spirited".[4]
Alana Paon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton-Richmond | |
| In office May 30, 2017 – July 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michel Samson |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Boudreau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1971[1][2] |
| Political party | Independent (2019–) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2019) |
Early life and education
editPaon attended North Isle Madame Elementary and Isle Madame District High School. She then attended Dalhousie University studying Arts and Social Science, Adult Education and Architecture. She then graduated from Saint Mary's University with a degree in Community Economic Development. She graduated from Henson College with a certificate in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.[5]
Personal life
editPaon is the mother of Canadian actor and film producer Gharrett Patrick Paon.[6]
Electoral record
edit| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alana Paon | 3,337 | 43.57 | |||||
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3,316 | 43.30 | |||||
| New Democratic | Larry Keating | 1,006 | 13.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,659 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,701 | 69.92 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,014 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to @alanapaon MLA for Cape Breton - Richmond!" Twitter
- ^ Rookie Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Paon does it her own way Archived January 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Chronicle Herald
- ^ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ Laroche, Jean; Gorman, Michael (June 24, 2019). "Parking lot fight 'final straw' as MLA Alana Paon kicked out of PC caucus". CBC News. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ Alana Paon - PC Candidate PC Party of Nova Scotia
- ^ "Cape Breton-Richmond MLA touts Nova Scotia talent trust". Port Hawkesbury Reporter, December 20, 2017.