Allan Koury

Allan Koury (22 November 1930 – 5 September 2004) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. He was proprietor of business Mercerie Allan for 55 years, and created the Societes d'initiatives et de développement d'arteres commerciales (SIDAC), an association dedicated to commercial development.

Allan Koury
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hochelaga—Maisonneuve
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	Édouard Desrosiers
Succeeded by	Réal Ménard
Personal details
Born	(1930-11-22)22 November 1930 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
Died	5 September 2004(2004-09-05) (aged 73)
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Koury was born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec.

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Hochelaga—Maisonneuve electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Réal Ménard in the 1993 federal election.

Electoral record (partial)

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga—Maisonneuve
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Allan Koury	16,246	39.25		$41,169
	Liberal	Serge Laprade	14,168	34.23	–	$30,456
	New Democratic	Gaétan Nadeau	8,583	20.74		$43,353
	Rhinoceros	Marie Chou Chou Chouinard	1,196	2.89	–	$0
	Green	Marius Henry	800	1.93		$519
	Marxist–Leninist	Christiane Robidoux	159	0.38		$130
	Commonwealth of Canada	Sylvain Labelle	122	0.29		$0
	Communist	Montserrat Escola	114	0.28		$1,263
Total valid votes			41,388	100.00
Total rejected ballots			954
Turnout			42,342	69.14
Electors on the lists			61,240

Sources: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988; Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Respecting Election Expenses, 1988.

External links

• Allan Koury – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Political Passages" (PDF). Beyond the Hill. Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians. Winter 2005. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2006.