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♂ Cyril Samson
aliasCid Samson
Record
54861 · 1509

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 26 January 1943
Age 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 21 November 1988 → 35 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Cyril (Cid) Samson (1943– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Réginald Bélair  m 
⊖ Peter Thalheimer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Aurèle Gervais  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 43,778 Votes: 32,013 Participation: 73.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 3/4 9,543 29.93% -2,401 Winner:
PC
 11,944 37.46% Aurèle Gervais
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 1/3 11,622 36.60% +1,275 Loser:
LIB
 10,347 32.59% Peter Thalheimer

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,518 Votes: 31,096 Participation: 65.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3339(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
NDP
 2/6 8,219 26.69% -8,866 Winner:
LIB
 17,085 55.47% Peter Thalheimer
Eligible: 54,632 Votes: 33,709 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3038(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
NDP
 2/4 11,945 35.67% -4,884 Winner:
LIB
 16,829 50.25% Réginald Bélair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Cyril (Cid) Samson, M.P.		  8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Cyril (Cid) Samson, député		  8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Cid Samson		  8 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 22:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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