Claude Lanthier

Claude Lanthier (January 24, 1933 – April 12, 2015) was a Canadian politician.^[1][2]

Claude Lanthier
Member of Parliament for Lasalle
In office September 4, 1984 – November 20, 1988
Preceded by	John Campbell
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-24)January 24, 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 12, 2015(2015-04-12) (aged 82)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Occupation	Engineer, professor

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 House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Lasalle in the 1984 federal election.^[3] 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.^[3] Following his defeat, Lanthier was appointed as one of Canada's representatives on the International Joint Commission; later appointed Canadian chairman.

Electoral record (partial)

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: LaSalle—Émard
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Paul Martin	23,394	45.46	–	$39,415
	Progressive Conservative	Claude Lanthier	21,979	42.71		$46,839
	New Democratic	Jean-Claude Bohrer	5,458	10.61		$4,490
	Marxist–Leninist	Ginette Boutet	305	0.59		$130
	Communist	Ginette Gauthier	212	0.41		$18
	Commonwealth of Canada	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

1. "Remembering Claude Lanthier". International Joint Commission. April 21, 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
2. "LaSalle - Émard". Canada Votes (Results, Ridings and Candidates). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
3. Claude Lanthier – Parliament of Canada biography