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CAPE BRETON SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

CAPE BRETON SOUTH was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 1,215 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CAPE BRETON SOUTH from 1904 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1904–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,459 46.2% Conservative (3,154) 305 (4.1 pts)
1908 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 5,048 51.1% Liberal (4,823) 225 (2.3 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 5,069 95.8% Independent (223) 4,846 (91.6 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 9,551 54.0% Liberal (4,510) 5,041 (28.5 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,924 58.2% Labour (6,412) 2,512 (16.4 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 15,886 63.2% Liberal (9,268) 6,618 (26.3 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 10,409 37.0% Conservative (7,355) 3,054 (10.9 pts)
1940 CCF CCF 11,582 35.5% Liberal (11,364) 218 (0.7 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 16,575 46.9% Liberal (10,529) 6,046 (17.1 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 15,057 45.2% Liberal (12,608) 2,449 (7.4 pts)
1953 CCF CCF 14,971 48.9% Liberal (10,151) 4,820 (15.7 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,894 40.4% Liberal (11,539) 3,355 (9.1 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,636 45.9% CCF (13,044) 4,592 (11.9 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 17,409 44.9% Progressive Conservative (13,602) 3,807 (9.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,307 38.9% NDP (13,327) 980 (2.7 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,670 37.0% Liberal (12,455) 1,215 (3.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,45946.2%
Conservative3,15442.2%
Labour86911.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative5,04851.1%
Liberal4,82348.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,06995.8%
Independent2234.2%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,55154.0%
Liberal4,51025.5%
Labour3,61720.5%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,92458.2%
Labour6,41241.8%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative15,88663.2%
Liberal9,26836.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,40937.0%
Conservative7,35526.1%
Communist5,36519.1%
Reconstruction5,00817.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
CCF11,58235.5%
Liberal11,36434.8%
National Government9,71929.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF16,57546.9%
Liberal10,52929.8%
Progressive Conservative7,34320.8%
Labor-Progressive9172.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF15,05745.2%
Liberal12,60837.9%
Progressive Conservative5,61816.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF14,97148.9%
Liberal10,15133.1%
Progressive Conservative4,72615.4%
Labor-Progressive7942.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,89440.4%
Liberal11,53931.3%
CCF10,44728.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,63645.9%
CCF13,04433.9%
Liberal7,75420.2%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP17,40944.9%
Progressive Conservative13,60235.1%
Liberal7,77420.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,30738.9%
NDP13,32736.2%
Liberal9,18424.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,67037.0%
Liberal12,45533.7%
NDP10,84629.3%

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 4.1 pts 1908: Liberal-Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1911: Liberal margin 91.6 pts 1925: Conservative margin 28.5 pts 1926: Conservative margin 16.4 pts 1930: Conservative margin 26.3 pts 1935: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1940: CCF margin 0.7 pts 1945: CCF margin 17.1 pts 1949: CCF margin 7.4 pts 1953: CCF margin 15.7 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 9.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 11.9 pts 1962: NDP margin 9.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1904 1908 1911 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

CAPE BRETON SOUTH has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, CCF, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CAPE BRETON SOUTH in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won CAPE BRETON SOUTH in 1965 with 13,670 votes (37.0%), a margin of 1,215 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won CAPE BRETON SOUTH since 1904?

Since 1904, CAPE BRETON SOUTH has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in CAPE BRETON SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for CAPE BRETON SOUTH was 1940, when CCF beat Liberal by 218 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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