Bourassa — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,77855.1%
Progressive Conservative10,93930.5%
NDP3,4439.6%
Social Credit1,4013.9%
Conservative3390.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal29,92962.5%
Social Credit5,17810.8%
Independent4,91810.3%
Progressive Conservative3,7057.7%
NDP1,8043.8%
Rhinoceros1,4923.1%
Union Populaire6351.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1030.2%
Communist1020.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal30,92476.5%
NDP5,14412.7%
Progressive Conservative3,1827.9%
Union Populaire8752.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party3050.8%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,22144.0%
Progressive Conservative18,70340.7%
NDP3,7418.1%
Rhinoceros1,6183.5%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec1,1692.5%
Social Credit2360.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1250.3%
Independent1030.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,97943.3%
Liberal18,15941.5%
NDP4,79711.0%
Rhinoceros8822.0%
Green3960.9%
Social Credit1780.4%
Communist1590.4%
Independent1250.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1070.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois18,23842.0%
Liberal18,18541.9%
Progressive Conservative5,19412.0%
NDP1,0262.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada4801.1%
Abolitionist Party of Canada2050.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1030.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,76552.2%
Bloc Québécois14,81332.5%
Progressive Conservative5,93713.0%
NDP9992.2%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,40362.2%
Bloc Québécois11,46228.1%
Canadian Alliance1,4353.5%
Progressive Conservative1,3253.2%
NDP7361.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party3300.8%
Communist1370.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,92750.0%
Bloc Québécois15,79437.8%
Conservative2,2265.3%
NDP1,6614.0%
Green6601.6%
Marijuana Party4031.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party1540.4%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,70543.4%
Bloc Québécois13,77732.0%
Conservative6,83015.8%
NDP2,2375.2%
Green1,3703.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party1730.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,86949.8%
Bloc Québécois10,14525.4%
Conservative5,40513.5%
NDP3,1888.0%
Green1,1662.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party1300.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,55040.9%
NDP12,27032.3%
Bloc Québécois6,10516.1%
Conservative3,3548.8%
Green6131.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party1210.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,23454.1%
Bloc Québécois7,04917.1%
NDP6,14414.9%
Conservative3,8199.3%
Green8862.2%
Independent6691.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party2290.6%
Strength in Democracy990.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,23157.6%
Bloc Québécois9,04322.4%
NDP3,2047.9%
Conservative2,8997.2%
Green1,3433.3%
People's Party3470.9%
Independent2120.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada720.2%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,30360.4%
Bloc Québécois6,90718.7%
NDP2,9568.0%
Conservative2,5877.0%
People's Party1,3493.7%
Green6791.8%
Independent1510.4%

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: Liberal margin 24.6 pts 1979: Liberal margin 51.7 pts 1980: Liberal margin 63.8 pts 1984: Liberal margin 3.3 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 0.1 pts 1997: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 2000: Liberal margin 34.1 pts 2004: Liberal margin 12.3 pts 2006: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 2008: Liberal margin 24.4 pts 2011: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 2015: Liberal margin 36.9 pts 2019: Liberal margin 35.2 pts 2021: Liberal margin 41.7 pts 1968 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

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).

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