Laurier (provincial electoral district)

Laurier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It corresponded to the Parc-Extension neighbourhood in Montreal.

Laurier
Quebec electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNational Assembly of Quebec
District created1965
District abolished1992
First contested1966
Last contested1989
Demographics
Census division(s)Montreal (part)
Census subdivision(s)Montreal (part)

It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Laval, Montréal-Laurier, and Montréal-Outremont electoral districts. Its final election was in 1989. It disappeared in the 1994 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier-Dorion.

It was named in honour of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier.

Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Laval,
Montréal-Laurier, and Montréal-Outremont
28th  1966–1967     René Lévesque Liberal
 1967–1970     Independent
29th  1970–1973     André Marchand Liberal
30th  1973–1976
31st  1976–1981
32nd  1981–1985 Christos Sirros
33rd  1985–1989
34th  1989–1994
Dissolved into Laurier-Dorion

Election results
1989 Quebec general election
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
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
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.
1976 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAndré Marchand11,85841.68
Parti QuébécoisJohn Kambites9,58333.69
Union NationaleGeorges Savoidakis4,96217.44
Democratic AllianceChristos Syros9213.24
Ralliement créditisteDenise Chartrand Marion6782.38
CommunistMadame Joseph Mallaroni2400.84
  coalition: NPDQ - RMS Pierre Bastien 206 0.72
Total valid votes 28,448 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 840
Turnout 29,288 82.79
Electors on the lists 35,377
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

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