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♂ Camil Samson
aliasCamil Samson
Record
54858 · 1968

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 38%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Québec 3 2 5
Total 3 5 8
Birth 3 January 1935 → 89 years + 3 months ago
Lived 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 29 April 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
Death 18 December 2012 → 11 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 8 months after 12 April 1981
Special notes
None
 
Camil Samson (1935–2012)
© Photo MesAieux.com — 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
Québec 10 11 11 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 28–29
SCRQ
 1 Party leader 35–37 22 Mar 1970 — 13 Feb 1972 1 10 22
2. QC 30–31
SCRQ
 2 Party leader 40–45 11 May 1975 — 02 Sep 1980 5 3 22

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
8 documented challengers
⊕ Gilles Baril  m 
⊖ Thomas Lefebvre  m 
⊖ Paul R. Martineau  m 
⊖ Gilbert-Roland Théberge  m 
 		 ⊕ Antonio Flamand  m 
⊕ Jean-Paul Marchand  m 
⊖ W. Arnold Peters  m 
⊖ Marcel R. Tremblay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24911(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
28
SC
 4/4 2,033 9.37% -5,323 Winner:
NDP
 7,356 33.91% W. Arnold Peters
Eligible: 20,868 Votes: 16,984 Participation: 81.39% Candidacies: 5
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25245(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
30
RC
 3/5 3,279 19.49% -3,314 Winner:
LIB
 6,593 39.19% Thomas Lefebvre
Eligible: 10,807 Votes: 9,052 Participation: 83.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11288(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
RN
 2/3 2,369 26.39% -2,044 Winner:
QLP
 4,413 49.15% Gilbert-Roland Théberge
Eligible: 21,365 Votes: 18,881 Participation: 88.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11165(F) — 22 Jul 2023 00:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
35
SCRQ
 1/4 9,573 51.91% +5,560 Loser:
QLP
 4,013 21.76% Eddy Courchesne
After his election:
17 Mar 1972 37
SCRQ
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Aug 1972 37
IND
 →
SCRQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,239 Votes: 21,881 Participation: 77.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6803(F) — 22 Jul 2023 11:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
SCRQ
 1/4 9,227 42.80% +1,032 Loser:
QLP
 8,195 38.01% Henri Miljours
After his election:
25 Nov 1973 38
SCRQ
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 May 1975 40
IND
 →
SCRQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,925 Votes: 24,231 Participation: 83.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Québec
15 November 1976
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 4694(F) — 22 Jul 2023 11:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
SCRQ
 1/4 9,009 37.90% +1,456 Loser:
PQ
 7,553 31.78% Réal Roy
After his election:
15 Oct 1980 45
SCRQ
 →
QLP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,893 Votes: 28,754 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2271(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
QLP
 2/6 11,734 41.20% -3,915 Winner:
PQ
 15,649 54.94% Gilles Baril
Eligible: 80,312 Votes: 60,599 Participation: 75.45% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3409(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 2/7 14,151 24.38% -20,443 Winner:
BQ
 34,594 59.59% Jean-Paul Marchand

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Camil Samson		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Camil Samson		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Camil Samson		 24 Mar 2024

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