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ABITIBI — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

ABITIBI was won by Liberal at the 1997 general election, with a margin of 2,635 votes over Bloc Québécois. This page covers every general election in ABITIBI from 1968 to 1997.

Full Election History, 1968–1997

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Social Credit Social Credit 10,884 55.0% Liberal (6,606) 4,278 (21.6 pts)
1972 Social Credit Social Credit 12,482 55.7% Liberal (8,203) 4,279 (19.1 pts)
1974 Social Credit Social Credit 12,423 56.5% Liberal (7,046) 5,377 (24.5 pts)
1979 Social Credit Social Credit 21,387 45.4% Liberal (15,697) 5,690 (12.1 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 22,050 51.1% Social Credit (14,881) 7,169 (16.6 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,230 52.0% Liberal (12,525) 10,705 (23.9 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,254 57.6% NDP (10,161) 12,093 (31.3 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 19,076 46.2% Progressive Conservative (14,551) 4,525 (11.0 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 16,803 43.7% Bloc Québécois (14,168) 2,635 (6.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit10,88455.0%
Liberal6,60633.4%
Progressive Conservative1,7969.1%
NDP5152.6%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit12,48255.7%
Liberal8,20336.6%
Progressive Conservative1,7397.8%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit12,42356.5%
Liberal7,04632.1%
Progressive Conservative1,1995.5%
NDP1,0314.7%
Independent2821.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit21,38745.4%
Liberal15,69733.3%
Progressive Conservative5,65212.0%
Rhinoceros1,4253.0%
NDP1,4203.0%
Independent9862.1%
Union Populaire3440.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party2330.5%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,05051.1%
Social Credit14,88134.5%
NDP2,5535.9%
Progressive Conservative1,9824.6%
Independent1,0082.3%
Union Populaire4161.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party3000.7%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,23052.0%
Liberal12,52528.0%
NDP3,5838.0%
Rhinoceros2,2645.1%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec1,9254.3%
Social Credit1,1792.6%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,25457.6%
NDP10,16126.3%
Liberal6,25116.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois19,07646.2%
Progressive Conservative14,55135.3%
Liberal6,69616.2%
NDP9512.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,80343.7%
Bloc Québécois14,16836.9%
Progressive Conservative6,53117.0%
NDP9092.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1968: Social Credit margin 21.6 pts 1972: Social Credit margin 19.1 pts 1974: Social Credit margin 24.5 pts 1979: Social Credit margin 12.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 23.9 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 31.3 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 11.0 pts 1997: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997

Trend

ABITIBI has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Social Credit, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ABITIBI in the 1997 general election?

Liberal won ABITIBI in 1997 with 16,803 votes (43.7%), a margin of 2,635 votes over Bloc Québécois in second place.

Which parties have won ABITIBI since 1968?

Since 1968, ABITIBI has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in ABITIBI?

The closest contested result on record for ABITIBI was 1997, when Liberal beat Bloc Québécois by 2,635 votes (6.9 percentage points).

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