Christos Sirros

Christos Sirros (Greek: Χρήστος Σύρρος; born 2 February 1948) is a politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Laurier-Dorion riding for two decades as a member of the Liberal Party of Quebec.

Christos Sirros
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laurier-Dorion
In office
September 12, 1994  July 17, 2004
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byElsie Lefebvre
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Laurier
In office
April 13, 1981  September 12, 1994
Preceded byAndré Marchand
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born (1948-02-02) 2 February 1948
Athens, Greece
Political partyLiberal

A graduate from McGill University, he first won the Laurier riding in 1981, defeating Parti Québécois (PQ) candidate Nadia Assimopoulos. The riding of Laurier-Dorion was created for the 1994 election, in which Sirros defeated PQ candidate Benoît Henry by 6,930 votes. He was most notably the Minister of Indian affairs under Robert Bourassa and Minister of Natural Resources under Daniel Johnson, Jr. He was the National Assembly's First Vice-President from June 2003 to July 2004.

Sirros left his seat in July 2004; he was then appointed Quebec Delegate General for Belgium, and served in the position until 2013. In December 2014, he was appointed the Quebec Delegate General for the United Kingdom.

Electoral record

2003 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristos Sirros16,05253.14-3.56
Parti QuébécoisTomas Arbieto9,77532.36+0.71
Action démocratiqueMario Spina1,9966.61-0.85
UFPWilliam Sloan9223.05
GreenPhilippe Morlighem5951.97
Bloc PotSylvain Mainville3751.24-0.14
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos1680.56-0.03
No designationCharles Robidoux1310.43
No designationSylvie Charbin1170.38
EqualityYang Zhang780.26
Total valid votes 30,20998.39
Total rejected ballots 4951.61
Turnout 30,70464.36-11.85
Electors on the lists 47,705
1998 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristos Sirros19,47156.70+1.17
Parti QuébécoisRobert Loranger10,86831.65−3.11
Action démocratiqueFernand Bélisle2,5617.46+2.29
  Socialist Democracy Milan Mirich 490 1.43
0.20
Bloc PotMarc-André Gagnon4741.38
Marxist–LeninistPanagiotis Macrisopoulos2030.59+0.22
CommunistJohn Manolis1590.46−0.16
IndependentMostafa Ben Kirane1130.33
Total valid votes 34,339 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 560
Turnout 34,899 76.21 −5.44
Electors on the lists 45,792
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1994 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristos Sirros18,52255.53
Parti QuébécoisBenoit Henry11,59234.76
Action démocratiqueFernand Bélisle1,7235.17
New DemocraticMilan Mirich4091.23
Commonwealth of CanadaChristian Chouery3290.99
Natural LawAndré Fleurant2740.82
CommunistPanayiote Georgopoulos2060.62
Développement QuébecPierre-Paul Laurence1720.52
Marxist–LeninistPanagiotis Macrisopoulos1250.37
Total valid votes 33,352100.00
Rejected and declined votes 712
Turnout 34,06481.65
Electors on the lists 41,718
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1989 Quebec general election: Laurier
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristos Sirros11,02754.98
Parti QuébécoisElpis Santas5,65628.20
GreenNathalie Sapina1,1705.83
New DemocraticVictor Bilodeau7773.87
Marxist–LeninistPanagiotis Macrisopoulos3821.90
IndependentJacques Dubuc3491.74
Non-affiliatedNicholas Vlahos2991.49
CommunistSuzanne Dagenais1740.87
Socialist MovementJean-Roch Gauvin1480.74
Revolutionary Workers LeagueMichel Dugré730.36
Total valid votes 20,055 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 519
Turnout 20,574 67.24
Electors on the lists 30,599
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1985 Quebec general election: Laurier
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChristos Sirros16,00465.80
Parti QuébécoisIvano Vellano5,96624.47
New DemocraticIoannis Kourtesis8303.41
Parti indépendantisteChristian Biron4251.74
Progressive ConservativeIrene Makris3931.61
HumanistGustavo Jara2320.95
IndependentChristopher Mcall1740.71
CommunistSamuel Walsh1720.71
Commonwealth of CanadaBenoit Chalifoux1460.60
Total valid votes 24,38297.86
Rejected and declined votes 5332.14
Turnout 24,915 68.86
Electors on the lists 36,128
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1981 Quebec general election: Laurier
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChristos Sirros16,71957.99
Parti QuébécoisNadia Assimopoulos9,87134.24
Union NationaleMichel PontBriand6752.34
     Workers Communist Raymonde Lebreux 469 1.63
     Independent Basile Papachristou 263 0.91
     Freedom of Choice Stephen J Smith 252 0.88
LibertarianNicholas Vlahos2020.70
Marxist–LeninistPanagiotis Macrisopoulos1640.57
CommunistNikolas Tsois1420.49
     Independent Sotirios Athanasiou 73 0.25
Total valid votes 28,830 98.67
Rejected and declined votes 389 1.33
Turnout 29,219 80.21
Electors on the lists 36,428
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

References

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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