Harold Thuringer

Harold Thuringer
MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
In office
1987–1989
Preceded by Reed Scowen
Succeeded by Gordon Atkinson
Personal details
Born October 21, 1934
Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Profession social 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

Quebec general election, 1989: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
EqualityGordon Atkinson 11,638 43.03
LiberalHarold Thuringer 9,548 35.30 −26.74
Parti QuébécoisSuzanne Morin 3,017 11.15 +4.52
GreenNicole Painchaud 2,024 7.48
New DemocraticMichel Decoste 388 1.43 −24.10
IndependentMarc Brunel Belhomme 234 0.87
Progressive ConservativeJean-Christophe Coppenrath 143 0.53
Marxist–LeninistMargaret 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 Democrat Hélène Guay 3,548 25.53 +16.89
Parti QuébécoisSébastien 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 -

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