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Cambridge — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Cambridge was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 1,990 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Cambridge from 1979 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1979–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,337 43.5% NDP (11,085) 5,252 (14.0 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,314 39.4% NDP (11,346) 2,968 (8.2 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,963 60.2% NDP (9,171) 13,792 (36.2 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,578 40.4% NDP (14,298) 6,280 (12.3 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 22,121 39.3% Reform (18,890) 3,231 (5.7 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 17,673 36.9% Reform (10,767) 6,906 (14.4 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 22,148 46.6% Canadian Alliance (14,915) 7,233 (15.2 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 19,123 37.2% Liberal (18,899) 224 (0.4 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 25,337 43.8% Liberal (19,419) 5,918 (10.2 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 24,895 48.6% Liberal (11,977) 12,918 (25.2 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 29,394 53.4% NDP (15,238) 14,156 (25.7 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 23,024 43.2% Conservative (20,613) 2,411 (4.5 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 22,903 39.5% Conservative (17,409) 5,494 (9.5 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 20,866 38.0% Conservative (18,876) 1,990 (3.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,33743.5%
NDP11,08529.5%
Liberal9,90326.4%
Social Credit1500.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party780.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,31439.4%
NDP11,34631.2%
Liberal10,53129.0%
Social Credit1030.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party820.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,96360.2%
NDP9,17124.0%
Liberal5,54514.5%
Rhinoceros3430.9%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1120.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,57840.4%
NDP14,29828.1%
Liberal13,63926.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2,3054.5%
Independent1410.3%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,12139.3%
Reform18,89033.5%
Progressive Conservative9,77317.3%
NDP2,9805.3%
National Party of Canada1,8023.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4070.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada3720.7%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,67336.9%
Reform10,76722.5%
NDP9,81320.5%
Progressive Conservative9,29919.4%
Independent3110.6%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,14846.6%
Canadian Alliance14,91531.4%
Progressive Conservative5,98812.6%
NDP4,1118.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada2100.4%
Independent1600.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative19,12337.2%
Liberal18,89936.7%
NDP10,39220.2%
Green2,5064.9%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3950.8%
Independent1340.3%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative25,33743.8%
Liberal19,41933.6%
NDP9,79416.9%
Green3,0175.2%
Canadian Action Party2170.4%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative24,89548.6%
Liberal11,97723.4%
NDP10,04419.6%
Green4,2798.4%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative29,39453.4%
NDP15,23827.7%
Liberal8,28515.1%
Green1,9783.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party1530.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,02443.2%
Conservative20,61338.6%
NDP7,39713.9%
Green1,7233.2%
Independent4740.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party1080.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,90339.5%
Conservative17,40930.0%
NDP11,17719.3%
Green4,3437.5%
People's Party1,8723.2%
Veterans Coalition Party of Canada1620.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada760.1%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,86638.0%
Conservative18,87634.4%
NDP9,31917.0%
People's Party3,9317.2%
Green1,8603.4%

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.

1979: Progressive Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1993: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1997: Liberal margin 14.4 pts 2000: Liberal margin 15.2 pts 2004: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 2006: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 2008: Conservative margin 25.2 pts 2011: Conservative margin 25.7 pts 2015: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 2019: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 2021: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Cambridge has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cambridge in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Cambridge in 2021 with 20,866 votes (38.0%), a margin of 1,990 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Cambridge since 1979?

Since 1979, Cambridge has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Cambridge?

The closest contested result on record for Cambridge was 2004, when Conservative beat Liberal by 224 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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