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
Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionSocial worker

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

Thuringer was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan. A social worker,[1] Thuringer was elected to the legislature in a by-election in 1987, following the resignation of Reed Scowen. He was defeated in the 1989 election by Gordon Atkinson of the Equality Party.

Electoral record

1989 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Party Candidate Votes%±%
EqualityGordon Atkinson11,63843.03
LiberalHarold Thuringer9,54835.30−26.74
Parti QuébécoisSuzanne Morin3,01711.15+4.52
GreenNicole Painchaud2,0247.48
New DemocraticMichel Decoste3881.43−24.10
IndependentMarc Brunel Belhomme2340.87
Progressive ConservativeJean-Christophe Coppenrath1430.53
Marxist–LeninistMargaret Frain550.20
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce by-election, September 14, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalHarold Thuringer8,62262.04-15.79
New DemocraticHélène Guay3,54825.53+16.89
Parti QuébécoisSébastien Richard9216.63-5.58
IndependentJay Laurence Taylor3352.41-
Parti créditisteDenis Patenaude2511.80-
HumanistRichard Banville860.62+0.02
Parti indépendantisteStéphane Duchesne860.62-
WorkersSerge Turmel490.35-

References

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


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