Claude Lanthier

Claude Lanthier (born January 24, 1933) is a former Canadian politician.^[1]

An engineering professional, professor at University de Montreal’s École d’Architecture, and well known wine connoisseur (also member of the Board for Québec’s Liquor Board c. 1978-1982), Lanthier was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Lasalle in the 1984 federal election. He served variously as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Science and Technology, and lastly Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works.

He was defeated in the 1988 federal election in what was now LaSalle—Émard riding by Paul Martin. Following his defeat, Lanthier was appointed as one of Canada's representatives on the International Joint Commission; later appointed Canadian chairman.

Electoral record (partial)

1988 Canadian federal election results: LaSalle—Émard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Paul Martin	23,394	45.46	$39,415
	Progressive Conservative	(x)Claude Lanthier	21,979	42.71	$46,839
	New Democratic Party	Jean-Claude Bohrer	5,458	10.61	$4,490
	N/A (Marxist-Leninist)	Ginette Boutet	305	0.59	$130
	Communist	Ginette Gauthier	212	0.41	$18
	Commonwealth	Nancy Guice	117	0.23	$0
Total valid votes			51,465	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,012
Turnout			52,477	77.65
Electors on the lists			67,584

Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.

References

^ "LaSalle - Émard". Canada Votes (Results, Ridings and Candidates). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 November 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/063/. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

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Name	Lanthier, Claude
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Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	January 24, 1933
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