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Claire Samson
MNA
Claire Samson MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Iberville
	In office; April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022
Preceded by	Marie Bouillé
Succeeded by	Audrey Bogemans
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Born	April 12, 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Conservative Party of Quebec
Other political; affiliations	Coalition Avenir Québec (2014–2021)

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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

v t e 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.

References

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

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[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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-'''Claire Samson''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician in [[Quebec]], who was elected to the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] in the [[2014 Quebec general election|2014 election]].<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/dossiers/elections-quebecoises/201404/08/01-4755461-francois-legault-indique-quil-restera-a-lassemblee-nationale-pour-quatre-ans.php "François Legault indique qu'il restera à l'Assemblée nationale pour quatre ans"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', April 8, 2014.</ref> She was elected to represent the electoral district of [[Iberville (Quebec provincial electoral district)|Iberville]] as a member of the [[Coalition Avenir Québec]]. She was also the party's candidate in Iberville in the [[2012 Quebec general election|2012 election]].
+'''Claire Samson''' (born April 12, 1955) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician in [[Quebec]], who was elected to the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] in the [[2014 Quebec general election|2014 election]].<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/dossiers/elections-quebecoises/201404/08/01-4755461-francois-legault-indique-quil-restera-a-lassemblee-nationale-pour-quatre-ans.php "François Legault indique qu'il restera à l'Assemblée nationale pour quatre ans"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', April 8, 2014.</ref> She was elected to represent the electoral district of [[Iberville (Quebec provincial electoral district)|Iberville]] as a member of the [[Coalition Avenir Québec]]. She was also the party's candidate in Iberville in the [[2012 Quebec general election|2012 election]].
 Within weeks of being re-elected in the [[2018 Quebec general election|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.<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/caq-mna-claire-samson-is-considering-quitting-politics "CAQ MNA Claire Samson is considering quitting politics"]. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', October 25, 2018.</ref>
 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Claire Samson booted from CAQ caucus over donation to rival party|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7955063/claire-samson-booted-caq/|date=June 16, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> On June 18, 2021, she officially joined the [[Conservative Party of Quebec]] to become its first sitting MNA.<ref>{{cite news|title=Claire Samson rejoint le PCQ d'Éric Duhaime|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2021/06/18/claire-samson-rejoint-le-pcq-deric-duhaime|language=fr-ca|date=June 18, 2021|access-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref>
+==Electoral record==
+{{2018 Quebec general election/Iberville}}
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-[[Category:21st-century Canadian politicians]]
+[[Category:21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec]]
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+[[Category:Politicians affected by a party expulsion process]]