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ATHABASKA — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

ATHABASKA was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 4,960 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ATHABASKA from 1925 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1925–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Liberal Liberal 5,078 54.2% Progressive (3,648) 1,430 (15.3 pts)
1926 United Farmers United Farmers 4,870 63.7% Liberal (2,770) 2,100 (27.5 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 5,504 46.2% United Farmers (4,190) 1,314 (11.0 pts)
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 5,424 52.0% Liberal (3,007) 2,417 (23.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 5,961 46.5% New Democracy (4,817) 1,144 (8.9 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 5,301 35.8% Social Credit (4,823) 478 (3.2 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 7,566 45.5% Social Credit (4,982) 2,584 (15.5 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 7,956 49.5% Social Credit (5,945) 2,011 (12.5 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 7,453 41.5% Social Credit (7,029) 424 (2.4 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,751 51.7% Liberal (4,473) 5,278 (28.0 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,678 45.6% Liberal (5,554) 4,124 (19.4 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,074 54.5% Liberal (5,416) 6,658 (30.1 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,652 54.1% Liberal (6,692) 4,960 (23.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,07854.2%
Progressive3,64838.9%
Conservative6436.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers4,87063.7%
Liberal2,77036.3%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,50446.2%
United Farmers4,19035.2%
Conservative2,21818.6%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,42452.0%
Liberal3,00728.8%
Conservative1,26912.2%
Technocrat7337.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,96146.5%
New Democracy4,81737.5%
CCF2,05216.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,30135.8%
Social Credit4,82332.5%
CCF1,75611.8%
Labor-Progressive1,56410.6%
Progressive Conservative1,3759.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,56645.5%
Social Credit4,98230.0%
CCF1,73810.5%
Independent Social Credit1,1987.2%
Progressive Conservative1,1396.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,95649.5%
Social Credit5,94537.0%
Labor-Progressive1,1687.3%
CCF9906.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,45341.5%
Social Credit7,02939.1%
Progressive Conservative2,11611.8%
CCF1,3817.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,75151.7%
Liberal4,47323.7%
Social Credit3,80620.2%
CCF8204.4%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,67845.6%
Liberal5,55426.2%
Social Credit4,67922.1%
NDP1,3066.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,07454.5%
Liberal5,41624.5%
Social Credit3,60116.3%
NDP1,0454.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,65254.1%
Liberal6,69231.0%
Social Credit2,19710.2%
NDP1,0164.7%

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: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1926: United Farmers margin 27.5 pts 1930: Liberal margin 11.0 pts 1935: Social Credit margin 23.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 8.9 pts 1945: Liberal margin 3.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 15.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1957: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 28.0 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 30.1 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ATHABASKA in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won ATHABASKA in 1965 with 11,652 votes (54.1%), a margin of 4,960 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won ATHABASKA since 1925?

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

What was the closest result in ATHABASKA?

The closest contested result on record for ATHABASKA was 1957, when Liberal beat Social Credit by 424 votes (2.4 percentage points).

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