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ATHABASCA — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

ATHABASCA was won by Conservative at the 2004 general election, with a margin of 10,784 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ATHABASCA from 1968 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1968–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,852 47.1% Liberal (7,626) 1,226 (6.5 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,936 60.2% Liberal (4,871) 8,065 (37.6 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,157 63.3% Liberal (5,243) 7,914 (38.1 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,978 58.7% Liberal (7,843) 8,135 (29.9 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,287 47.5% Liberal (9,822) 3,465 (12.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,997 68.3% NDP (6,001) 17,996 (51.2 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,248 52.8% NDP (8,911) 8,337 (25.5 pts)
1993 Reform Reform 15,350 47.1% Liberal (8,020) 7,330 (22.5 pts)
1997 Reform Reform 14,673 54.6% Liberal (8,066) 6,607 (24.6 pts)
2000 Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance 18,775 54.5% Liberal (9,793) 8,982 (26.1 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 17,942 60.3% Liberal (7,158) 10,784 (36.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,85247.1%
Liberal7,62640.6%
NDP2,31512.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,93660.2%
Liberal4,87122.7%
NDP2,67712.5%
Social Credit9894.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,15763.3%
Liberal5,24325.2%
NDP2,37211.4%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,97858.7%
Liberal7,84328.8%
NDP2,77010.2%
Social Credit6452.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,28747.5%
Liberal9,82235.1%
NDP4,21815.1%
Social Credit4631.7%
Independent1960.7%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,99768.3%
NDP6,00117.1%
Liberal4,22212.0%
Confederation of Regions5781.6%
Social Credit3320.9%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,24852.8%
NDP8,91127.3%
Liberal4,03112.3%
Reform1,7815.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada5851.8%
Communist1040.3%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Reform15,35047.1%
Liberal8,02024.6%
Progressive Conservative6,24819.2%
NDP2,4897.6%
Green3121.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada1950.6%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Reform14,67354.6%
Liberal8,06630.0%
Progressive Conservative2,4599.2%
NDP1,2624.7%
Green4051.5%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Canadian Alliance18,77554.5%
Liberal9,79328.4%
Progressive Conservative4,22412.3%
NDP8722.5%
Marijuana Party4691.4%
Green3451.0%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative17,94260.3%
Liberal7,15824.1%
NDP3,11510.5%
Green1,5425.2%

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: Progressive Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 37.6 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 51.2 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1993: Reform margin 22.5 pts 1997: Reform margin 24.6 pts 2000: Canadian Alliance margin 26.1 pts 2004: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004

Trend

ATHABASCA has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ATHABASCA in the 2004 general election?

Conservative won ATHABASCA in 2004 with 17,942 votes (60.3%), a margin of 10,784 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won ATHABASCA since 1968?

Since 1968, ATHABASCA has been won by: Canadian Alliance, Conservative, Progressive Conservative, Reform.

What was the closest result in ATHABASCA?

The closest contested result on record for ATHABASCA was 1968, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 1,226 votes (6.5 percentage points).

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