BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S — Canadian Federal Election Results

BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S was won by Liberal at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 6,712 votes over Independent. This page covers every general election in BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S from 1979 to 2000.

Full Election History, 1979–2000

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1979 Liberal Liberal 14,960 70.3% NDP (3,943) 11,017 (51.8 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 14,979 69.9% Progressive Conservative (3,522) 11,457 (53.5 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,184 47.4% Liberal (12,885) 299 (1.1 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 18,527 48.4% Progressive Conservative (17,488) 1,039 (2.7 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 24,912 80.3% Progressive Conservative (4,935) 19,977 (64.4 pts)
1997 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,884 45.7% Liberal (11,715) 2,169 (7.1 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 14,603 47.5% Independent (7,891) 6,712 (21.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,96070.3%
NDP3,94318.5%
Progressive Conservative2,36611.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,97969.9%
Progressive Conservative3,52216.4%
NDP2,92913.7%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,18447.4%
Liberal12,88546.3%
NDP1,7676.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,52748.4%
Progressive Conservative17,48845.6%
NDP2,2996.0%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,91280.3%
Progressive Conservative4,93515.9%
NDP7572.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada4181.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,88445.7%
Liberal11,71538.6%
NDP4,78415.7%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,60347.5%
Independent7,89125.7%
Progressive Conservative5,79818.9%
Canadian Alliance1,5114.9%
NDP9243.0%

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.

1979: Liberal margin 51.8 pts 1980: Liberal margin 53.5 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 1.1 pts 1988: Liberal margin 2.7 pts 1993: Liberal margin 64.4 pts 1997: Progressive Conservative margin 7.1 pts 2000: Liberal margin 21.8 pts 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000

Trend

BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S in the 2000 general election?

Liberal won BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S in 2000 with 14,603 votes (47.5%), a margin of 6,712 votes over Independent in second place.

Which parties have won BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S since 1979?

Since 1979, BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S?

The closest contested result on record for BURIN--ST. GEORGE'S was 1984, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 299 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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