Career
He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984. Melanson was born in 1940 at Meteghan Centre, Digby County, Nova Scotia. A graducate of the University of New Brunswick, Melanson was an athletic director
He entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Guy LeBlanc by 55 votes in the Clare riding.
Melanson was defeated by LeBlanc when he ran for re-election in 1984.
