Darrell Samson

Darrell Samson
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Peter Stoffer
Personal details
Born (1959-10-13) 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 was elected to represent the riding of Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1][2] He is a former superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Nova Scotia's Acadian and Francophone school board.[3]

Samson is an Acadian and is a native of Petit-de-Grat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia. He attended the Université de Moncton and was also a teacher/administrator at Caudle Park Elementary for many years before assuming his role at Consiel Scolair Acadien Provincial.[4] 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

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDarrell Samson23,16147.95+36.64–
New DemocraticPeter Stoffer16,61334.39–19.91–
ConservativeRobert Thomas Strickland7,18614.88–15.31–
GreenMike Montgomery1,3412.78–1.42–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,301100.0   $200,617.35
Total rejected ballots 1800.37–0.22
Turnout 48,48171.93+12.46
Eligible voters 67,401
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +28.28
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

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. ↑ "'Something I've wanted all my life': Meet the Liberal who won Peter Stoffer's seat | Metro Halifax". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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