BRANDON — Canadian Federal Election Results

BRANDON was won by Liberal at the 1949 general election, with a margin of 4,113 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in BRANDON from 1896 to 1949.

Full Election History, 1896–1949

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1896 McCarthyite McCarthyite 3,073 44.5% Conservative (2,738) 335 (4.8 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 5,011 53.6% Conservative (4,342) 669 (7.2 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,625 56.4% Independent (2,804) 821 (12.8 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,567 49.8% Conservative (3,498) 69 (1.0 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 4,436 55.4% Liberal (3,570) 866 (10.8 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 11,465 89.6% Opposition (1,329) 10,136 (79.2 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 9,596 68.2% Conservative (4,067) 5,529 (39.3 pts)
1925 Progressive Progressive 6,411 54.2% Conservative (5,428) 983 (8.3 pts)
1926 Liberal Progressive Liberal Progressive 8,267 53.8% Conservative (7,101) 1,166 (7.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,512 52.2% Liberal (6,457) 2,055 (12.6 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 6,575 38.9% Liberal (6,368) 207 (1.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,908 50.4% National Government (6,168) 2,740 (15.5 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 6,870 37.6% Progressive Conservative (5,621) 1,249 (6.8 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 11,263 55.3% Progressive Conservative (7,150) 4,113 (20.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1896

PartyVotesShare
McCarthyite3,07344.5%
Conservative2,73839.6%
Patrons of Industry1,10215.9%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,01153.6%
Conservative4,34246.4%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,62556.4%
Independent2,80443.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,56749.8%
Conservative3,49848.8%
Independent1001.4%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,43655.4%
Liberal3,57044.6%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist11,46589.6%
Opposition1,32910.4%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive9,59668.2%
Conservative4,06728.9%
Liberal4042.9%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Progressive6,41154.2%
Conservative5,42845.8%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal Progressive8,26753.8%
Conservative7,10146.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,51252.2%
Liberal6,45739.6%
Labour1,3318.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,57538.9%
Liberal6,36837.7%
CCF3,39620.1%
Reconstruction5563.3%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,90850.4%
National Government6,16834.9%
CCF2,60914.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,87037.6%
Progressive Conservative5,62130.7%
CCF5,29429.0%
Labor-Progressive4972.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,26355.3%
Progressive Conservative7,15035.1%
Independent1,9649.6%

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.

1896: McCarthyite margin 4.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1904: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1908: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1911: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1917: Unionist margin 79.2 pts 1921: Progressive margin 39.3 pts 1925: Progressive margin 8.3 pts 1926: Liberal Progressive margin 7.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 12.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 15.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 6.8 pts 1949: Liberal margin 20.2 pts 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949

Trend

BRANDON has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1896. Winning parties over that span: McCarthyite, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive, Liberal Progressive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won BRANDON in the 1949 general election?

Liberal won BRANDON in 1949 with 11,263 votes (55.3%), a margin of 4,113 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won BRANDON since 1896?

Since 1896, BRANDON has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Progressive, McCarthyite, Progressive, Unionist.

What was the closest result in BRANDON?

The closest contested result on record for BRANDON was 1908, when Liberal beat Conservative by 69 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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