Harold Thuringer
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Harold Thuringer
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|10|21}}
| birth_place = Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| profession = Social worker
| party = Liberal
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| office = MNA for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
| term_start = 1987
| term_end = 1989
| predecessor = Reed Scowen
| successor = Gordon Atkinson
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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
Thuringer was born in Vibank, Saskatchewan.{{cite news |author= |date=September 15, 1987 |title=Liberals keep Notre-Dame-de-Grace |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-expositor-liberals-keep-notre-dame-d/143640236/ |work=Brantford Expositor |agency=The Canadian Press |location=Brantford, Ontario |page=C6 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}
Professional career
A social worker,{{cite news |last=Bauch |first=Hubert |date=September 5, 1987 |title=PQ sacrifices N.D.G. vote on language altar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-pq-sacrifices-ndg-vote-on/143640658/ |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal, Quebec |page=B4 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} Thuringer was elected to the legislature in a by-election in 1987, following the resignation of Reed Scowen.{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Nancy |date=October 21, 1987 |title=Freshman MNA survives media houding |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-freshman-mna-survives-media/143641127/ |work=The Gazette |location=Quebec City, Quebec |page=A4 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} He was defeated in the 1989 election by Gordon Atkinson of the Equality Party.{{cite news |last=MacDonell |first=Rod |date=September 26, 1986 |title=The Angry Anglo; Fury over language bill propels Atkinson to stunning upset |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-the-angry-anglo-fury-over-l/143641432/ |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal, Quebec |page=B8 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}
Electoral record
{{1989 Quebec general election/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce}}
{{Election box begin | title=Notre-Dame-de-Grâce by-election, September 14, 1987}}
{{CANelec|QC|Liberal|Harold Thuringer|8,622|62.04|-15.79}}
{{CANelec|QC|NDP (1963)|Hélène Guay|3,548|25.53|+16.89}}
{{CANelec|QC|PQ|Sébastien Richard|921|6.63|-5.58}}
{{CANelec|QC|Independent|Jay Laurence Taylor|335|2.41|-}}
{{CANelec|QC|Parti créditiste|Denis Patenaude|251 |1.80|-}}
{{CANelec|QC|Humanist|Richard Banville|86|0.62|+0.02}}
{{CANelec|QC|Parti indépendantiste|Stéphane Duchesne|86|0.62|-}}
{{CANelec|QC|Workers|Serge Turmel|49|0.35|-}}
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References
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External links
- {{QuebecMNAbio|thuringer-harold-p-5569}}
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Category:20th-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Category:Anglophone Quebec people
Category:Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Category:People from Vibank, Saskatchewan
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