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♀ Claire Samson
aliasClaire Samson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth 12 April 1955
Age 69 years
First mandate 7 April 2014 → 10 years + 20 days ago
↳ at age 58 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 1 year + 6 months ago (2 October 2022)
Special notes
None
 
Claire Samson (1955– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
When Samson left the caucus of the Coalition avenir Québec in June 2021, she became the first to sit for the contemporary incarnation of the Conservative Party of Québec.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 8 5 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Marie Bouillé  f  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 46,119 Votes: 35,968 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 Québec
4 September 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Minority
ID: 6972(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
57
CAQ
 2/6 11,826 33.39% -1,953 Winner:
PQ
 13,779 38.90% Marie Bouillé
Eligible: 46,739 Votes: 33,186 Participation: 71.00% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 Québec
7 April 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 7098(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
CAQ
 1/5 11,135 34.23% +886 Loser:
PQ
 10,249 31.50% Marie Bouillé

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,072 Votes: 34,072 Participation: 70.88% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
42		 Québec
1 October 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 11806(F) — 22 Jul 2023 13:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CAQ
 1/8 15,892 47.62% +10,035 Loser:
PQ
 5,857 17.55% Nicolas Dionne
After her election:
15 Jun 2021 66
CAQ
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
18 Jun 2021 66
IND
 →
CPQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,629 Votes: 34,852 Participation: 70.23% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
43		 Québec
3 October 2022
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 38821(F) — 28 Jul 2023 12:42 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CAQ
 18,223 53.15% Audrey Bogemans

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Claire Samson		 12 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Claire Samson		 12 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Claire Samson		 12 Apr 2024

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