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CAPILANO — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

CAPILANO was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 15,041 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CAPILANO from 1968 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1968–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Liberal Liberal 28,292 66.4% Progressive Conservative (7,310) 20,982 (49.2 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 24,489 47.5% Progressive Conservative (17,873) 6,616 (12.8 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,797 48.9% Liberal (21,387) 4,410 (8.4 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 27,099 59.4% Liberal (11,542) 15,557 (34.1 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,327 59.4% Liberal (10,843) 15,484 (34.9 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 28,616 56.4% Liberal (13,575) 15,041 (29.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal28,29266.4%
Progressive Conservative7,31017.1%
NDP6,27914.7%
Social Credit7451.7%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,48947.5%
Progressive Conservative17,87334.6%
NDP8,73116.9%
Social Credit5171.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,79748.9%
Liberal21,38740.6%
NDP5,30310.1%
Independent1360.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1080.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative27,09959.4%
Liberal11,54225.3%
NDP6,63914.6%
Rhinoceros3320.7%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,32759.4%
Liberal10,84324.4%
NDP6,49514.6%
Rhinoceros6881.6%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,61656.4%
Liberal13,57526.8%
NDP6,31012.4%
Green7471.5%
Independent6531.3%
Rhinoceros6031.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada1900.4%

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.

1968: Liberal margin 49.2 pts 1972: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 34.1 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 34.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

CAPILANO has been contested at 6 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CAPILANO in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won CAPILANO in 1984 with 28,616 votes (56.4%), a margin of 15,041 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won CAPILANO since 1968?

Since 1968, CAPILANO has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in CAPILANO?

The closest contested result on record for CAPILANO was 1974, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 4,410 votes (8.4 percentage points).

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