Dwayne Provo

Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970^[1]) is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician.

Dwayne Provo

Born:	(1970-10-07) October 7, 1970 (age 54) North Preston, Nova Scotia
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DB
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
University	Saint Mary's University
High school	Cole Harbour District High School
CFL draft	1995, round: 1, pick: 10
Drafted by	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
1995–1996	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1996–1998	Montreal Alouettes
1998–2000	Edmonton Eskimos
2001	Toronto Argonauts
2002	Ottawa Renegades
2002	BC Lions

Early life

Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia (one of Canada's largest Black communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's University where he played Canadian football and was drafted in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Professional football career

He went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator.

Political career

In the 2006 Nova Scotia election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Preston, but finished second to Liberal Keith Colwell. In 2009, he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane.

Electoral history

2009 Nova Scotia general election: Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	1,908	42.20	+0.07
	New Democratic Party	Janet Sutcliffe	1,316	29.11	+9.94
	Progressive Conservative	Dwayne Provo	1,240	27.43	-9.40
	Green	Sarah Densmore	57	1.26	-0.60

2006 Nova Scotia general election: Preston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Colwell	1,853	42.13	–
	Progressive Conservative	Dwayne Provo	1,610	36.83	–
	New Democratic Party	Douglas Sparks	843	19.17	–
	Green	David Farrell	82	1.86	–