Darrell Samson
Darrell Samson | |
|---|---|
 Samson in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Stoffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1959 Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Moncton |
| Profession | educator |
Darrell Samson MP (born October 13, 1959) is a Canadian Liberal politician who has represented the riding of Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[1][2] He is a former superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Nova Scotia's Acadian and Francophone school board.[3]
Early life and education
An Acadian, Samson is a native of Petit-de-Grat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia. He attended the Université de Moncton, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Education and in 1984 with a Masters in Education.[4]
Before politics
Samson was a teacher/administrator at Caudle Park Elementary for many years before assuming his role at Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.[5] He has been the national president and vice-president of all French school board superintendents outside Quebec, an active member of the National Committee for Early Years as well as a member of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Minister of Education on Early Years in Nova Scotia.
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darrell Samson | 19,925 | 40.22 | −7.73 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matt Stickland | 11,860 | 23.94 | −10.45 | ||||
| Conservative | Kevin Copley | 11,211 | 22.63 | +7.75 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Edmonds | 5,725 | 11.56 | +8.78 | ||||
| People's | Sybil Hogg | 816 | 1.65 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,537 | 100.0 | $101,895.70 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 320 | 0.64 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,857 | 69.76 | −1.49 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,468 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.36 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darrell Samson | 23,161 | 47.95 | +36.64 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Stoffer | 16,613 | 34.39 | –19.91 | – | |||
| Conservative | Robert Thomas Strickland | 7,186 | 14.88 | –15.31 | – | |||
| Green | Mike Montgomery | 1,341 | 2.78 | –1.42 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,301 | 100.0 | $200,617.35 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 0.37 | –0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,481 | 71.93 | +12.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 67,401 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +28.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Current Members of Parliament". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "'It's a pretty surreal evening' as Liberals win all 11 seats in Nova Scotia". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "N.S. Grits get early start in federal campaign". The Chronicle Herald. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "L'Université de Moncton bien représentée à la Chambre des communes". umoncton.ca. Université de Moncton. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "'Something I've wanted all my life': Meet the Liberal who won Peter Stoffer's seat | Metro Halifax". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine