Gerald Sampson | |
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MLA for Victoria-The Lakes | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Preceded by | Kennie MacAskill |
Succeeded by | Keith Bain |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Big Bras d'Or,Nova Scotia |
Occupation | businessman |
Gerald E. Sampson is a Canadian businessman and politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2006. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. [1]
A resident of Big Bras d'Or,Nova Scotia,Sampson has worked for Human Resources Development Canada as an outreach worker,several trucking companies,in direct sales,and owned and managed his own business for five years. [2] He also worked for Statistics Canada as a Census Commissioner in 1991,1996 and 2001. Sampson attended Cape Breton University. [3]
In 1991,Sampson was elected a municipal councillor in Victoria County,Nova Scotia. [3] He was re-elected in the 1994,1997,and 2000 elections. [3] Following the 2000 election,Sampson was elected by council to serve as county warden. [4]
In November 2002,Sampson announced that he was running for the provincial Liberal nomination in the newly created Victoria-The Lakes riding. [3] On March 29,2003,Sampson defeated Brian Boudreau,the incumbent from Cape Breton-The Lakes on the third ballot to win the nomination. [5] [6] [7] In the 2003 election,Sampson defeated Progressive Conservative Keith Bain by 248 votes to win the seat,while Boudreau who ran as an independent finished fourth. [8] [9] [10] Sampson was defeated when he ran for re-election in 2006,losing to Bain by 729 votes. [11] [12] He attempted to regain the seat in the 2009 election,but finished second,as Bain was re-elected by 505 votes. [13] [14] [15]
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