Claire Samson

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.

Claire Samson
MNA
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
Political partyConservative Party of Quebec
Other political
affiliations		Coalition Avenir Québec (2014–2021)

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
2018 Quebec general election: Iberville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Coalition Avenir QuébecClaire Samson15,89247.62+13.39
Parti QuébécoisNicolas Dionne5,85717.55-13.95
Québec solidairePhilippe Jetten-Vigeant5,77917.32+10.3
LiberalMylène Gaudreau4,10612.3-14.14
GreenMichelle Kolatschek6311.89
ConservativeSerge Benoit5831.75
New DemocraticMarc-André Renaud2690.81
Bloc PotDany Desjardins2580.77
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.

References
  1. "François Legault indique qu'il restera à l'Assemblée nationale pour quatre ans". La Presse, April 8, 2014.
  2. "CAQ MNA Claire Samson is considering quitting politics". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2018.
  3. "Claire Samson booted from CAQ caucus over donation to rival party". June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. "Claire Samson rejoint le PCQ d'Éric Duhaime" (in Canadian French). June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.


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