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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

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

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
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