Alana Paon

Alana Paon
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
for Cape Breton-Richmond
In office
May 30, 2017 – July 17, 2021
Preceded byMichel Samson
Succeeded byTrevor Boudreau
Personal details
Born (1971-06-26) June 26, 1971 (age 53)[1][2]
Political partyIndependent (2019–)
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (until 2019)

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]

Early life and education

Paon 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

Paon is the mother of Canadian actor and film producer Gharrett Patrick Paon.[6]

Electoral record

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

  1. ^ Nova Scotia PC Party on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to @alanapaon MLA for Cape Breton - Richmond!" Twitter
  2. ^ Rookie Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Paon does it her own way Archived January 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Chronicle Herald
  3. ^ "Who won in your riding? See the list of elected MLAs". CBC News, May 30, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Alana Paon - PC Candidate PC Party of Nova Scotia
  6. ^ "Cape Breton-Richmond MLA touts Nova Scotia talent trust". Port Hawkesbury Reporter, December 20, 2017.