Darrell Samson

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]

Darrell Samson MP
Samson in 2019
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Peter Stoffer
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1959 Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Fall River, Nova Scotia
Alma mater	Université de Moncton
Profession	educator

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

1. "Current Members of Parliament". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
2. "'It's a pretty surreal evening' as Liberals win all 11 seats in Nova Scotia". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
3. "N.S. Grits get early start in federal campaign". The Chronicle Herald. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
4. "L'Université de Moncton bien représentée à la Chambre des communes". umoncton.ca. Université de Moncton. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
5. "'Something I've wanted all my life': Meet the Liberal who won Peter Stoffer's seat | Metro Halifax". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
6. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
7. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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