result in decreased safety. Sampson was dropped from cabinet when Ernie Eves succeeded Mike Harris as party leader in 2002. In the provincial election of 2003, he was defeated by Liberal Harinder Takhar by fewer than 3,000 votes, amid a general decline in support for the Tories in Mississauga. Cabinet positions References External links 1955 births Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Members of the Executive Council of Ontario People from Kingston, Ontario Politicians from Mississauga Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs