# Christos Sirros

Christos Sirros (Greek: Χρήστος Σύρρος; born 2 February 1948) is a Canadian politician who served as 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.
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 held that 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 16,052 | 53.14 | -3.56 |
| | Parti Québécois | Tomas Arbieto | 9,775 | 32.36 | +0.71 |
| | Action démocratique | Mario Spina | 1,996 | 6.61 | -0.85 |
| | UFP | William Sloan | 922 | 3.05 | – |
| | Green | Philippe Morlighem | 595 | 1.97 | – |
| | Bloc Pot | Sylvain Mainville | 375 | 1.24 | -0.14 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Peter Macrisopoulos | 168 | 0.56 | -0.03 |
| | No designation | Charles Robidoux | 131 | 0.43 | – |
| | No designation | Sylvie Charbin | 117 | 0.38 | – |
| | Equality | Yang Zhang | 78 | 0.26 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,209 | 98.39 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 495 | 1.61 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,704 | 64.36 | -11.85 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,705 | – | – |
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| vte1998 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 19,471 | 56.70 | +1.17 |
| | Parti Québécois | Robert Loranger | 10,868 | 31.65 | −3.11 |
| | Action démocratique | Fernand Bélisle | 2,561 | 7.46 | +2.29 |
| | Socialist Democracy | Milan Mirich | 490 | 1.43 |
vte1994 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 18,522 | 55.53 |
| | Parti Québécois | Benoit Henry | 11,592 | 34.76 |
| | Action démocratique | Fernand Bélisle | 1,723 | 5.17 |
| | New Democratic | Milan Mirich | 409 | 1.23 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Christian Chouery | 329 | 0.99 |
| | Natural Law | André Fleurant | 274 | 0.82 |
| | Communist | Panayiote Georgopoulos | 206 | 0.62 |
| | Développement Québec | Pierre-Paul Laurence | 172 | 0.52 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 125 | 0.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,352 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 712 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,064 | 81.65 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 41,718 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
vte1989 Quebec general election: Laurier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 11,027 | 54.98 |
| | Parti Québécois | Elpis Santas | 5,656 | 28.20 |
| | Green | Nathalie Sapina | 1,170 | 5.83 |
| | New Democratic | Victor Bilodeau | 777 | 3.87 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 382 | 1.90 |
| | Independent | Jacques Dubuc | 349 | 1.74 |
| | Non-affiliated | Nicholas Vlahos | 299 | 1.49 |
| | Communist | Suzanne Dagenais | 174 | 0.87 |
| | Socialist Movement | Jean-Roch Gauvin | 148 | 0.74 |
| | Revolutionary Workers League | Michel Dugré | 73 | 0.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,055 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 519 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,574 | 67.24 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 30,599 | |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1985 Quebec general election: Laurier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 16,004 | 65.80 |
| | Parti Québécois | Ivano Vellano | 5,966 | 24.47 |
| | New Democratic | Ioannis Kourtesis | 830 | 3.41 |
| | Parti indépendantiste | Christian Biron | 425 | 1.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irene Makris | 393 | 1.61 |
| | Humanist | Gustavo Jara | 232 | 0.95 |
| | Independent | Christopher Mcall | 174 | 0.71 |
| | Communist | Samuel Walsh | 172 | 0.71 |
| | Commonwealth of Canada | Benoit Chalifoux | 146 | 0.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,382 | 97.86 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 533 | 2.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,915 | 68.86 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,128 |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||
1981 Quebec general election: Laurier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Christos Sirros | 16,719 | 57.99 |
| | Parti Québécois | Nadia Assimopoulos | 9,871 | 34.24 |
| | Union Nationale | Michel PontBriand | 675 | 2.34 |
| | Workers Communist | Raymonde Lebreux | 469 | 1.63 |
| | Independent | Basile Papachristou | 263 | 0.91 |
| | Freedom of Choice | Stephen J Smith | 252 | 0.88 |
| | Libertarian | Nicholas Vlahos | 202 | 0.70 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Panagiotis Macrisopoulos | 164 | 0.57 |
| | Communist | Nikolas Tsois | 142 | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Sotirios Athanasiou | 73 | 0.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,830 | 98.67 |
| Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | Rejected and declined votes | 389 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,219 | 80.21 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,428 | |
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. |||||||