BRANT — Canadian Federal Election Results

BRANT was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 11,694 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in BRANT from 1904 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1904–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Liberal Liberal 1,628 58.4% Unknown (1,158) 470 (16.9 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 1,799 53.7% Conservative (1,554) 245 (7.3 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 1,795 51.9% Liberal (1,666) 129 (3.7 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 2,106 38.8% Independent (2,023) 83 (1.5 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 3,309 40.8% Conservative (3,150) 159 (2.0 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 4,151 56.7% Progressive (3,173) 978 (13.4 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 4,218 50.9% Liberal Progressive (4,065) 153 (1.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 5,094 53.8% Liberal (4,372) 722 (7.6 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 4,294 44.5% Conservative (3,587) 707 (7.3 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 4,657 50.8% National Government (4,519) 138 (1.5 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 5,005 45.3% Liberal (4,800) 205 (1.9 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 16,029 39.8% NDP (12,333) 3,696 (9.2 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 20,002 43.1% Liberal (14,730) 5,272 (11.4 pts)
1974 NDP NDP 19,453 42.1% Liberal (17,410) 2,043 (4.4 pts)
1979 NDP NDP 20,908 42.2% Progressive Conservative (15,422) 5,486 (11.1 pts)
1980 NDP NDP 19,194 41.1% Progressive Conservative (14,614) 4,580 (9.8 pts)
1984 NDP NDP 23,103 44.2% Progressive Conservative (21,679) 1,424 (2.7 pts)
1988 NDP NDP 19,633 41.5% Progressive Conservative (14,084) 5,549 (11.7 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 24,686 51.5% Reform (11,863) 12,823 (26.7 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 24,125 53.0% Reform (10,436) 13,689 (30.1 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 24,068 56.4% Canadian Alliance (10,955) 13,113 (30.7 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 20,455 38.1% Conservative (17,792) 2,663 (5.0 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 22,077 36.9% Conservative (21,495) 582 (1.0 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 22,736 42.0% Liberal (17,943) 4,793 (8.8 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 28,045 49.0% NDP (16,351) 11,694 (20.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,62858.4%
Unknown1,15841.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,79953.7%
Conservative1,55446.3%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,79551.9%
Liberal1,66648.1%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist2,10638.8%
Independent2,02337.3%
Opposition1,29923.9%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive3,30940.8%
Conservative3,15038.9%
Liberal1,64520.3%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,15156.7%
Progressive3,17343.3%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,21850.9%
Liberal Progressive4,06549.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,09453.8%
Liberal4,37246.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,29444.5%
Conservative3,58737.2%
Reconstruction1,27713.2%
CCF4945.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,65750.8%
National Government4,51949.2%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative5,00545.3%
Liberal4,80043.5%
CCF1,23511.2%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,02939.8%
NDP12,33330.6%
Progressive Conservative11,90129.6%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP20,00243.1%
Liberal14,73031.7%
Progressive Conservative11,71125.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,45342.1%
Liberal17,41037.6%
Progressive Conservative9,22820.0%
Communist1580.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
NDP20,90842.2%
Progressive Conservative15,42231.1%
Liberal13,15426.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party930.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,19441.1%
Progressive Conservative14,61431.3%
Liberal12,72527.3%
Social Credit1030.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party440.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
NDP23,10344.2%
Progressive Conservative21,67941.5%
Liberal7,28613.9%
Social Credit2070.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,63341.5%
Progressive Conservative14,08429.7%
Liberal11,46124.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1,7863.8%
Green2580.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada950.2%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada340.1%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,68651.5%
Reform11,86324.7%
Progressive Conservative5,83112.2%
NDP3,3176.9%
National Party of Canada1,2272.6%
Green4821.0%
Libertarian Party of Canada2580.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada1920.4%
Independent1120.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,12553.0%
Reform10,43622.9%
Progressive Conservative5,78112.7%
NDP5,20111.4%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,06856.4%
Canadian Alliance10,95525.7%
Progressive Conservative3,5808.4%
NDP3,1267.3%
Green4841.1%
Canadian Action Party4471.0%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,45538.1%
Conservative17,79233.1%
NDP11,82622.0%
Green2,7385.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada5701.1%
Independent3730.7%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,07736.9%
Conservative21,49536.0%
NDP12,71321.3%
Green2,7294.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada5260.9%
Independent2130.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative22,73642.0%
Liberal17,94333.1%
NDP9,33117.2%
Green3,8147.0%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3710.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative28,04549.0%
NDP16,35128.6%
Liberal10,78018.8%
Green1,8583.2%
Independent1740.3%

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.

1904: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 1908: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1911: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1917: Unionist margin 1.5 pts 1921: Progressive margin 2.0 pts 1925: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1926: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1940: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1968: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1972: NDP margin 11.4 pts 1974: NDP margin 4.4 pts 1979: NDP margin 11.1 pts 1980: NDP margin 9.8 pts 1984: NDP margin 2.7 pts 1988: NDP margin 11.7 pts 1993: Liberal margin 26.7 pts 1997: Liberal margin 30.1 pts 2000: Liberal margin 30.7 pts 2004: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 2006: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 2008: Conservative margin 8.8 pts 2011: Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

BRANT has been contested at 25 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won BRANT in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won BRANT in 2011 with 28,045 votes (49.0%), a margin of 11,694 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won BRANT since 1904?

Since 1904, BRANT has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in BRANT?

The closest contested result on record for BRANT was 2006, when Liberal beat Conservative by 582 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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