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Bow River — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Bow River was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 30,568 votes over People's Party. This page covers every general election in Bow River from 1917 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1917–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 3,757 44.1% Opposition (2,996) 761 (8.9 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 11,527 74.5% Conservative (3,579) 7,948 (51.4 pts)
1925 Progressive Progressive 3,773 43.0% Liberal (2,917) 856 (9.8 pts)
1926 United Farmers United Farmers 5,144 62.9% Conservative (3,028) 2,116 (25.9 pts)
1930 United Farmers United Farmers 5,825 55.6% Conservative (4,653) 1,172 (11.2 pts)
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 7,529 53.1% Conservative (3,091) 4,438 (31.3 pts)
1940 Social Credit Social Credit 5,410 34.3% Liberal (4,050) 1,360 (8.6 pts)
1945 Social Credit Social Credit 6,569 38.4% Progressive Conservative (3,917) 2,652 (15.5 pts)
1949 Social Credit Social Credit 8,537 47.3% Liberal (4,449) 4,088 (22.7 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 7,320 47.6% Liberal (4,698) 2,622 (17.0 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 7,383 39.0% Progressive Conservative (7,039) 344 (1.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,695 63.1% Social Credit (5,646) 7,049 (35.0 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,733 46.4% Social Credit (6,844) 3,889 (16.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,461 45.9% Social Credit (7,460) 4,001 (16.0 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,611 53.1% Social Credit (5,671) 6,940 (29.2 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,973 63.1% Independent (8,378) 17,595 (42.7 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,463 76.6% Liberal (5,850) 24,613 (61.9 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 43,033 76.2% NDP (5,258) 37,775 (66.9 pts)
2015 Conservative Conservative 38,701 77.4% Liberal (6,840) 31,861 (63.7 pts)
2019 Conservative Conservative 46,279 83.9% Liberal (3,173) 43,106 (78.2 pts)
2021 Conservative Conservative 35,676 69.8% People's Party (5,108) 30,568 (59.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist3,75744.1%
Opposition2,99635.2%
Non-Partisan League1,45317.1%
Labour3123.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive11,52774.5%
Conservative3,57923.1%
Unknown3692.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Progressive3,77343.0%
Liberal2,91733.3%
Conservative2,07523.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers5,14462.9%
Conservative3,02837.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers5,82555.6%
Conservative4,65344.4%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,52953.1%
Conservative3,09121.8%
CCF2,31516.3%
Liberal1,2428.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,41034.3%
Liberal4,05025.7%
National Government3,24820.6%
CCF2,19713.9%
Communist8475.4%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit6,56938.4%
Progressive Conservative3,91722.9%
CCF3,38619.8%
Liberal2,09112.2%
Labor-Progressive1,1496.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit8,53747.3%
Liberal4,44924.7%
Progressive Conservative2,55814.2%
CCF1,5308.5%
Labor-Progressive9695.4%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,32047.6%
Liberal4,69830.5%
Progressive Conservative2,69817.5%
Labor-Progressive6714.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,38339.0%
Progressive Conservative7,03937.2%
Liberal4,49323.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,69563.1%
Social Credit5,64628.1%
Liberal1,7728.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,73346.4%
Social Credit6,84429.6%
Liberal3,94417.0%
NDP1,6297.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,46145.9%
Social Credit7,46029.9%
Liberal4,58918.4%
NDP1,4815.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,61153.1%
Social Credit5,67123.9%
Liberal3,61515.2%
NDP1,8367.7%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,97363.1%
Independent8,37820.3%
Liberal4,63311.2%
NDP2,2005.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,46376.6%
Liberal5,85014.7%
NDP2,8027.0%
Social Credit6561.6%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative43,03376.2%
NDP5,2589.3%
Liberal4,0667.2%
Rhinoceros2,3494.2%
Confederation of Regions1,4432.6%
Social Credit3260.6%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Conservative38,70177.4%
Liberal6,84013.7%
NDP2,6225.2%
Green9191.8%
Independent5431.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2800.6%
Democratic Advancement Party830.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Conservative46,27983.9%
Liberal3,1735.8%
NDP3,0865.6%
People's Party1,3212.4%
Green8261.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4530.8%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Conservative35,67669.8%
People's Party5,10810.0%
NDP4,7269.2%
Liberal3,8697.6%
Maverick Party1,3682.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3910.8%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 8.9 pts 1921: Progressive margin 51.4 pts 1925: Progressive margin 9.8 pts 1926: United Farmers margin 25.9 pts 1930: United Farmers margin 11.2 pts 1935: Social Credit margin 31.3 pts 1940: Social Credit margin 8.6 pts 1945: Social Credit margin 15.5 pts 1949: Social Credit margin 22.7 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 17.0 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 1.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 35.0 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 42.7 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 61.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 66.9 pts 2015: Conservative margin 63.7 pts 2019: Conservative margin 78.2 pts 2021: Conservative margin 59.8 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1979 1980 1984 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Bow River has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Progressive, United Farmers, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bow River in the 2021 general election?

Conservative won Bow River in 2021 with 35,676 votes (69.8%), a margin of 30,568 votes over People's Party in second place.

Which parties have won Bow River since 1917?

Since 1917, Bow River has been won by: Conservative, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Unionist, United Farmers.

What was the closest result in Bow River?

The closest contested result on record for Bow River was 1957, when Social Credit beat Progressive Conservative by 344 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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