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Claire Samson

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Claire Samson
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Iberville
In office
April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022
Preceded byMarie Bouillé
Succeeded byAudrey Bogemans
Personal details
Born (1955-04-12) April 12, 1955 (age 69)
Political partyConservative Party of Quebec
Other political
affiliations
Coalition Avenir Québec (2014–2021)

Claire Samson (born April 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] She was elected to represent the electoral district of Iberville as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec. She was also the party's candidate in Iberville in the 2012 election.

Within weeks of being re-elected in the 2018 election, Samson publicly announced that she was considering quitting politics, both for health reasons and because she felt snubbed by premier François Legault in not having been offered a cabinet position despite having been entrusted with a highly visible role as a party spokesperson during the election campaign.[2]

On June 15, 2021, Samson was removed from the CAQ caucus after giving a $100 donation to the Conservative Party of Quebec, led by Éric Duhaime.[3] On June 18, 2021, she officially joined the Conservative Party of Quebec to become its first sitting MNA.[4]

Electoral record

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2018 Quebec general election: Iberville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Avenir Québec Claire Samson 15,892 47.62 +13.39
Parti Québécois Nicolas Dionne 5,857 17.55 -13.95
Québec solidaire Philippe Jetten-Vigeant 5,779 17.32 +10.3
Liberal Mylène Gaudreau 4,106 12.3 -14.14
Green Michelle Kolatschek 631 1.89
Conservative Serge Benoit 583 1.75
New Democratic Marc-André Renaud 269 0.81
Bloc Pot Dany Desjardins 258 0.77
Total valid votes 33,375 97.95
Total rejected ballots 697 2.05
Turnout 34,072 70.88
Eligible voters 48,072
Coalition Avenir Québec hold Swing +13.67
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

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