Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Bourassa was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 15,396 votes over Bloc Québécois. This page covers every general election in Bourassa from 1968 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1968–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1968
Liberal
Liberal
19,778
55.1%
Progressive Conservative (10,939)
8,839 (24.6 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
29,929
62.5%
Social Credit (5,178)
24,751 (51.7 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
30,924
76.5%
NDP (5,144)
25,780 (63.8 pts)
1984
Liberal
Liberal
20,221
44.0%
Progressive Conservative (18,703)
1,518 (3.3 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,979
43.3%
Liberal (18,159)
820 (1.9 pts)
1993
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
18,238
42.0%
Liberal (18,185)
53 (0.1 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
23,765
52.2%
Bloc Québécois (14,813)
8,952 (19.7 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
25,403
62.2%
Bloc Québécois (11,462)
13,941 (34.1 pts)
2004
Liberal
Liberal
20,927
50.0%
Bloc Québécois (15,794)
5,133 (12.3 pts)
2006
Liberal
Liberal
18,705
43.4%
Bloc Québécois (13,777)
4,928 (11.4 pts)
2008
Liberal
Liberal
19,869
49.8%
Bloc Québécois (10,145)
9,724 (24.4 pts)
2011
Liberal
Liberal
15,550
40.9%
NDP (12,270)
3,280 (8.6 pts)
2015
Liberal
Liberal
22,234
54.1%
Bloc Québécois (7,049)
15,185 (36.9 pts)
2019
Liberal
Liberal
23,231
57.6%
Bloc Québécois (9,043)
14,188 (35.2 pts)
2021
Liberal
Liberal
22,303
60.4%
Bloc Québécois (6,907)
15,396 (41.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,778
55.1%
Progressive Conservative
10,939
30.5%
NDP
3,443
9.6%
Social Credit
1,401
3.9%
Conservative
339
0.9%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
29,929
62.5%
Social Credit
5,178
10.8%
Independent
4,918
10.3%
Progressive Conservative
3,705
7.7%
NDP
1,804
3.8%
Rhinoceros
1,492
3.1%
Union Populaire
635
1.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
103
0.2%
Communist
102
0.2%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
30,924
76.5%
NDP
5,144
12.7%
Progressive Conservative
3,182
7.9%
Union Populaire
875
2.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
305
0.8%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,221
44.0%
Progressive Conservative
18,703
40.7%
NDP
3,741
8.1%
Rhinoceros
1,618
3.5%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec
1,169
2.5%
Social Credit
236
0.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
125
0.3%
Independent
103
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,979
43.3%
Liberal
18,159
41.5%
NDP
4,797
11.0%
Rhinoceros
882
2.0%
Green
396
0.9%
Social Credit
178
0.4%
Communist
159
0.4%
Independent
125
0.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
107
0.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
18,238
42.0%
Liberal
18,185
41.9%
Progressive Conservative
5,194
12.0%
NDP
1,026
2.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
480
1.1%
Abolitionist Party of Canada
205
0.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
103
0.2%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,765
52.2%
Bloc Québécois
14,813
32.5%
Progressive Conservative
5,937
13.0%
NDP
999
2.2%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,403
62.2%
Bloc Québécois
11,462
28.1%
Canadian Alliance
1,435
3.5%
Progressive Conservative
1,325
3.2%
NDP
736
1.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party
330
0.8%
Communist
137
0.3%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
20,927
50.0%
Bloc Québécois
15,794
37.8%
Conservative
2,226
5.3%
NDP
1,661
4.0%
Green
660
1.6%
Marijuana Party
403
1.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party
154
0.4%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,705
43.4%
Bloc Québécois
13,777
32.0%
Conservative
6,830
15.8%
NDP
2,237
5.2%
Green
1,370
3.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
173
0.4%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,869
49.8%
Bloc Québécois
10,145
25.4%
Conservative
5,405
13.5%
NDP
3,188
8.0%
Green
1,166
2.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party
130
0.3%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,550
40.9%
NDP
12,270
32.3%
Bloc Québécois
6,105
16.1%
Conservative
3,354
8.8%
Green
613
1.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party
121
0.3%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
22,234
54.1%
Bloc Québécois
7,049
17.1%
NDP
6,144
14.9%
Conservative
3,819
9.3%
Green
886
2.2%
Independent
669
1.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party
229
0.6%
Strength in Democracy
99
0.2%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,231
57.6%
Bloc Québécois
9,043
22.4%
NDP
3,204
7.9%
Conservative
2,899
7.2%
Green
1,343
3.3%
People's Party
347
0.9%
Independent
212
0.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
72
0.2%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
22,303
60.4%
Bloc Québécois
6,907
18.7%
NDP
2,956
8.0%
Conservative
2,587
7.0%
People's Party
1,349
3.7%
Green
679
1.8%
Independent
151
0.4%
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.
Trend
Bourassa has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bourassa in the 2021 general election?
Liberal won Bourassa in 2021 with 22,303 votes (60.4%), a margin of 15,396 votes over Bloc Québécois in second place.
Which parties have won Bourassa since 1968?
Since 1968, Bourassa has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in Bourassa?
The closest contested result on record for Bourassa was 1993, when Bloc Québécois beat Liberal by 53 votes (0.1 percentage points).