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CALGARY WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

CALGARY WEST was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 28,622 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CALGARY WEST from 1917 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1917–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 10,986 73.2% Opposition (4,015) 6,971 (46.5 pts)
1921 Labour Labour 7,369 45.8% Conservative (7,353) 16 (0.1 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 10,256 62.9% Labour (6,040) 4,216 (25.9 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,951 57.9% Liberal (6,502) 2,449 (15.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 13,883 70.2% Liberal (5,887) 7,996 (40.4 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 9,172 50.4% Social Credit (5,817) 3,355 (18.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 7,299 36.9% National Government (6,896) 403 (2.0 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,872 38.4% Liberal (5,011) 3,861 (16.7 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,457 42.7% Liberal (8,619) 2,838 (10.6 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 28,474 65.4% Liberal (10,762) 17,712 (40.7 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,639 65.9% Liberal (9,339) 17,300 (42.8 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 37,565 74.7% Liberal (5,749) 31,816 (63.3 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,025 58.5% Reform (9,074) 22,951 (41.9 pts)
1993 Reform Reform 30,209 52.2% Liberal (15,314) 14,895 (25.8 pts)
1997 Reform Reform 24,878 47.2% Liberal (15,277) 9,601 (18.2 pts)
2000 Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance 33,222 54.0% Progressive Conservative (13,259) 19,963 (32.5 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 31,322 55.9% Liberal (16,402) 14,920 (26.6 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 38,020 58.7% Liberal (14,328) 23,692 (36.6 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 34,579 57.4% Liberal (13,204) 21,375 (35.5 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 39,996 62.2% Liberal (11,374) 28,622 (44.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist10,98673.2%
Opposition4,01526.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Labour7,36945.8%
Conservative7,35345.7%
Liberal1,3518.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,25662.9%
Labour6,04037.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,95157.9%
Liberal6,50242.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,88370.2%
Liberal5,88729.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,17250.4%
Social Credit5,81731.9%
Liberal2,13011.7%
CCF6863.8%
Reconstruction4112.3%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,29936.9%
National Government6,89634.8%
New Democracy4,15921.0%
CCF1,4447.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,87238.4%
Liberal5,01121.7%
Social Credit4,76620.6%
CCF3,64115.8%
Labor-Progressive7913.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,45742.7%
Liberal8,61932.1%
Social Credit6,78525.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,47465.4%
Liberal10,76224.7%
NDP3,6948.5%
Social Credit5121.2%
Communist1040.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,63965.9%
Liberal9,33923.1%
NDP3,1077.7%
Rhinoceros1,0272.5%
Social Credit2940.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party450.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative37,56574.7%
Liberal5,74911.4%
NDP5,40910.8%
Green6051.2%
Confederation of Regions5231.0%
Libertarian Party of Canada2330.5%
Social Credit2010.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,02558.5%
Reform9,07416.6%
Liberal6,88012.6%
NDP6,35511.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada2250.4%
Confederation of Regions1700.3%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Reform30,20952.2%
Liberal15,31426.5%
Progressive Conservative9,09015.7%
NDP1,1942.1%
National Party of Canada1,0681.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada4830.8%
Green3470.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1160.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Reform24,87847.2%
Liberal15,27729.0%
Progressive Conservative9,59418.2%
NDP2,1054.0%
Green5571.1%
Natural Law Party of Canada2930.6%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Canadian Alliance33,22254.0%
Progressive Conservative13,25921.6%
Liberal11,18118.2%
NDP2,3503.8%
Green1,4562.4%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative31,32255.9%
Liberal16,40229.3%
Green4,2747.6%
NDP3,6326.5%
Canadian Action Party3150.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party870.2%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative38,02058.7%
Liberal14,32822.1%
Green6,65310.3%
NDP5,3708.3%
Canadian Action Party2650.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party1250.2%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative34,57957.4%
Liberal13,20421.9%
Green6,72211.2%
NDP3,8326.4%
Independent1,7903.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party1550.3%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative39,99662.2%
Liberal11,37417.7%
NDP6,67910.4%
Green6,0709.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party2270.4%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 46.5 pts 1921: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1925: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 1926: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 40.4 pts 1935: Conservative margin 18.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 40.7 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 42.8 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 63.3 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 41.9 pts 1993: Reform margin 25.8 pts 1997: Reform margin 18.2 pts 2000: Canadian Alliance margin 32.5 pts 2004: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 2006: Conservative margin 36.6 pts 2008: Conservative margin 35.5 pts 2011: Conservative margin 44.5 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

CALGARY WEST has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Labour, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CALGARY WEST in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won CALGARY WEST in 2011 with 39,996 votes (62.2%), a margin of 28,622 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won CALGARY WEST since 1917?

Since 1917, CALGARY WEST has been won by: Canadian Alliance, Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Unionist.

What was the closest result in CALGARY WEST?

The closest contested result on record for CALGARY WEST was 1921, when Labour beat Conservative by 16 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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