Darrell Samson

Darrell Samson (born October 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook from 2015 until 2025. He is a former superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Nova Scotia's Acadian and Francophone school board.

Darrell Samson
Samson in 2019
Member of Parliament for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025
Preceded by	Peter Stoffer
Personal details
Born	(1958-10-13) October 13, 1958 (age 66) Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Fall River, Nova Scotia
Alma mater	Université de Moncton
Profession	Politician teacher school administrator

Early life and education

An Acadian, Samson is a native of Petit-de-Grat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia. He attended the Université de Moncton, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Education and in 1984 with a Masters in Education.^[1]

Before politics

Samson was a teacher/administrator at Caudle Park Elementary for many years before assuming his role at Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.^[2][3] He has been the national president and vice-president of all French school board superintendents outside Quebec, an active member of the National Committee for Early Years as well as a member of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Minister of Education on Early Years in Nova Scotia.

Political career

Samson was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election to represent Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook.^[4][5] In December 2019, he was named the parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence.^[6]

On February 18, 2025, Samson announced that he would not run for re-election during the 2025 Canadian federal election.^[7]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Darrell Samson	18,838	41.3	+1.1	$68,438.97
	Conservative	Angela Conrad	12,047	26.4	+3.8	$24,989.76
	New Democratic	Jenna Chisholm	12,012	26.3	+2.4	$23,933.45
	People's	Earl Gosse	1,776	3.9	+2.2	$5,292.19
	Green	Anthony Edmonds	933	2.0	-9.6	$1,654.05
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,606	99.5	+0.1	$107,534.18
Total rejected ballots			252	0.5	-0.1
Turnout			45,858	63.5	-6.0
Registered voters			72,197
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.4
Source: Elections Canada[8]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Darrell Samson	19,925	40.22	−7.73	$85,306.32
	New Democratic	Matt Stickland	11,860	23.94	−10.45	none listed
	Conservative	Kevin Copley	11,211	22.63	+7.75	$34,737.99
	Green	Anthony Edmonds	5,725	11.56	+8.78	$2,901.53
	People's	Sybil Hogg	816	1.65		none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,537	99.36		$104,082.91
Total rejected ballots			320	0.64	+0.27
Turnout			49,857	69.48	−1.78
Eligible voters			71,759
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.36
Source: Elections Canada[9]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Darrell Samson	23,161	47.95	+36.64	$70,884.65
	New Democratic	Peter Stoffer	16,613	34.39	–19.90	$56,102.19
	Conservative	Robert Strickland	7,186	14.88	–15.31	$16,062.61
	Green	Mike Montgomery	1,341	2.78	–1.42	$1,127.68
Total valid votes/expense limit			48,301	99.63		$201,426.67
Total rejected ballots			180	0.37
Turnout			48,481	71.25
Eligible voters			68,040
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+28.27
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]