Michel Samson
Michel Samson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton-Richmond Richmond (1998-2013) | |
| In office 24 March 1998 – 30 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Richie Mann |
| Succeeded by | Alana Paon |
| Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism | |
| In office 22 October 2013 – 30 May 2017 | |
| Premier | Stephen McNeil |
| Preceded by | Graham Steele |
| Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party interim | |
| In office 20 June 2006 – 27 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Francis MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McNeil |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 16 December 1998 – 16 August 1999 | |
| Premier | Russell MacLellan |
| Preceded by | Don Downe |
| Succeeded by | Kerry Morash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972[1] Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Nova Scotia Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Arichat, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Samson attended Isle Madame District High School and graduated with a B.A. from Dalhousie University in 1994 and a LL.B. from Dalhousie Law School in 1997. Samson articled with the Halifax law firm of Blois, Nickerson & Bryson and he was admitted to the Nova Scotia in 1998 before working as an associate at the Port Hawkesbury law firm of Macdonald, Boudrot & Doucet.[citation needed]
Political career
[edit]In 1998 Samson successfully ran for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Richmond.[2] He was elected in the 1998 provincial election. In December 1998, Samson was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of the Environment as well as Minister responsible for administration of the Youth Secretariat Act.[3] At the time, he was the youngest person ever to be appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia.[citation needed]
Samson was re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2013 provincial elections.
Samson served as interim leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2006-2007 following the resignation of Francis MacKenzie until Stephen McNeil was elected leader; Samson having decided not to pursue the leadership.[4]
On 22 October 2013, Samson was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia to serve as Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism as well as Minister of Acadian Affairs.[5] In March 2015, Samson was sworn-in as Minister of Energy following the resignation from cabinet of Andrew Younger.[6]
In the 2017 election, Samson was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Alana Paon.[7][8]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alana Paon | 3,337 | 43.57 | |||||
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3,316 | 43.30 | |||||
| New Democratic | Larry Keating | 1,006 | 13.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,659 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,701 | 69.92 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,014 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 4369 | 56.51 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Janega | 1696 | 21.93 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Bert Lewis | 1667 | 21.56 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3228 | 55.31 | +6.76 | |
| New Democratic Party | Clair Rankin | 1477 | 25.31 | +15.88 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Greene | 1045 | 17.91 | -22.65 | |
| Green | John Percy | 86 | 1.47 | -0.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 2722 | 48.55 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Greene | 2268 | 40.56 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Mary Pat Cude | 529 | 9.43 | ||
| Green | Noreen Hartlen | 88 | 1.57 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3047 | 51.36 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Richie Cotton | 1850 | 31.18 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Clair Rankin | 1036 | 17.46 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3105 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph MacPhee | 1905 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Wilma Conrod | 1595 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michel Samson | 3,105 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph MacPhee | 1,905 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Wilma Conrod | 1,595 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 62nd General Assembly Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Law graduate to carry banner for Liberals". The Chronicle Herald. 6 March 1998. Archived from the original on 5 May 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Premier MacLellan Shuffles Cabinet". Government of Nova Scotia. 11 December 1998. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Samson stays out of Grit leadership race". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Premier Stephen McNeil welcomes 16-member cabinet". CBC. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Andrew Younger resigns from cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Nova Scotia election: PC Alana Paon defeats Liberal Michel Samson in Cape Breton-Richmond". Global News. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "High-profile Liberal cabinet ministers Samson, Bernard lose ridings". CBC News. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
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- 1972 births
- Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
- Schulich School of Law alumni
- Politicians of Acadian descent
- Living people
- Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- People from Richmond County, Nova Scotia
- 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Nova Scotia political party leaders
- 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly