Harold Thuringer

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.

Harold Thuringer
MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
In office 1987–1989
Preceded by	Reed Scowen
Succeeded by	Gordon Atkinson
Personal details
Born	(1934-10-21) October 21, 1934 (age 90) Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Social worker

Early life

Thuringer was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan.^[1]

Professional career

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

v t e 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	-