ACADIA — Canadian Federal Election Results

ACADIA was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 5,429 votes over Social Credit. This page covers every general election in ACADIA from 1925 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1925–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Progressive Progressive 5,362 63.9% Liberal (1,552) 3,810 (45.4 pts)
1926 United Farmers United Farmers 7,041 79.6% Conservative (1,803) 5,238 (59.2 pts)
1930 Elected by acclamation (United Farmers) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 6,166 58.8% CCF (1,859) 4,307 (41.0 pts)
1940 Social Credit Social Credit 3,767 45.3% Liberal (3,740) 27 (0.3 pts)
1945 Social Credit Social Credit 5,556 51.9% Liberal (2,035) 3,521 (32.9 pts)
1949 Social Credit Social Credit 5,897 58.5% Liberal (4,186) 1,711 (17.0 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 7,956 45.9% Liberal (7,503) 453 (2.6 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 10,348 52.9% Liberal (5,825) 4,523 (23.1 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,669 50.4% Social Credit (5,597) 4,072 (21.2 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,440 42.9% Social Credit (7,565) 875 (4.4 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,616 51.9% Social Credit (7,018) 3,598 (17.6 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,813 57.2% Social Credit (5,384) 5,429 (28.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Progressive5,36263.9%
Liberal1,55218.5%
Conservative1,48117.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers7,04179.6%
Conservative1,80320.4%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,16658.8%
CCF1,85917.7%
Liberal1,44413.8%
Conservative1,0249.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit3,76745.3%
Liberal3,74045.0%
CCF8029.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,55651.9%
Liberal2,03519.0%
CCF1,90317.8%
Progressive Conservative1,21111.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,89758.5%
Liberal4,18641.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,95645.9%
Liberal7,50343.3%
CCF1,85610.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit10,34852.9%
Liberal5,82529.8%
Progressive Conservative1,8529.5%
CCF1,5207.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,66950.4%
Social Credit5,59729.1%
Liberal2,99515.6%
CCF9424.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,44042.9%
Social Credit7,56538.4%
Liberal2,15010.9%
NDP1,0215.2%
Independent Liberal3111.6%
All Canadian Party1891.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,61651.9%
Social Credit7,01834.3%
Liberal1,9959.7%
NDP8404.1%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,81357.2%
Social Credit5,38428.5%
Liberal1,7869.5%
NDP9114.8%

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.

1925: Progressive margin 45.4 pts 1926: United Farmers margin 59.2 pts 1935: Social Credit margin 41.0 pts 1940: Social Credit margin 0.3 pts 1945: Social Credit margin 32.9 pts 1949: Social Credit margin 17.0 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 2.6 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 23.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 4.4 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 17.6 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 28.7 pts 1925 1926 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

ACADIA has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Progressive, United Farmers, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ACADIA in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won ACADIA in 1965 with 10,813 votes (57.2%), a margin of 5,429 votes over Social Credit in second place.

Which parties have won ACADIA since 1925?

Since 1925, ACADIA has been won by: Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, United Farmers.

What was the closest result in ACADIA?

The closest contested result on record for ACADIA was 1940, when Social Credit beat Liberal by 27 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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