Harold Thuringer

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Harold Thuringer
MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
In office
1987–1989
Preceded byReed Scowen
Succeeded byGordon Atkinson
Personal details
Born (1934-10-21) October 21, 1934 (age 91)
PartyLiberal
ProfessionSocial worker

Harold Thuringer (born October 21, 1934) is a former Canadian politician who represented Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1987 to 1989.

Early life

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Thuringer was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan.[1]

Professional career

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A social worker,[2] Thuringer was elected to the legislature in a by-election in 1987, following the resignation of Reed Scowen.[3] He was defeated in the 1989 election by Gordon Atkinson of the Equality Party.[4]

Electoral record

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1989 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Equality Gordon Atkinson 11,638 43.03
Liberal Harold Thuringer 9,548 35.30 −26.74
Parti Québécois Suzanne Morin 3,017 11.15 +4.52
Green Nicole Painchaud 2,024 7.48
New Democratic Michel Decoste 388 1.43 −24.10
Independent Marc Brunel Belhomme 234 0.87
Progressive Conservative Jean-Christophe Coppenrath 143 0.53
Marxist–Leninist Margaret Frain 55 0.20
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce by-election, September 14, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Thuringer 8,622 62.04 -15.79
New Democratic Hélène Guay 3,548 25.53 +16.89
Parti Québécois Sébastien Richard 921 6.63 -5.58
Independent Jay Laurence Taylor 335 2.41 -
Parti créditiste Denis Patenaude 251 1.80 -
Humanist Richard Banville 86 0.62 +0.02
Parti indépendantiste Stéphane Duchesne 86 0.62 -
Workers Serge Turmel 49 0.35 -

References

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