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Cardigan — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Cardigan was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 4,358 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Cardigan from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 5,717 49.5% Liberal (5,623) 94 (0.8 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 5,528 44.5% Progressive Conservative (5,111) 417 (3.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 6,958 54.0% Progressive Conservative (5,429) 1,529 (11.9 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,219 48.1% Liberal (7,972) 247 (1.4 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 8,590 48.2% Progressive Conservative (8,006) 584 (3.3 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,566 53.4% Liberal (8,344) 2,222 (11.2 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 9,325 51.6% Progressive Conservative (7,936) 1,389 (7.7 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 10,170 61.7% Progressive Conservative (5,388) 4,782 (29.0 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 7,555 45.0% Progressive Conservative (7,456) 99 (0.6 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 8,545 48.1% Progressive Conservative (8,269) 276 (1.6 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 11,064 53.4% Conservative (6,889) 4,175 (20.1 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 11,542 56.2% Conservative (6,923) 4,619 (22.5 pts)
2008 Liberal Liberal 10,105 52.8% Conservative (5,661) 4,444 (23.2 pts)
2011 Liberal Liberal 10,486 49.6% Conservative (8,107) 2,379 (11.3 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 14,621 65.0% Conservative (3,632) 10,989 (48.9 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 10,939 49.3% Conservative (6,439) 4,500 (20.3 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 11,175 50.6% Conservative (6,817) 4,358 (19.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative5,71749.5%
Liberal5,62348.7%
NDP2031.8%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,52844.5%
Progressive Conservative5,11141.2%
NDP1,77114.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,95854.0%
Progressive Conservative5,42942.1%
NDP4233.3%
Independent770.6%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,21948.1%
Liberal7,97246.7%
NDP8925.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,59048.2%
Progressive Conservative8,00644.9%
NDP1,0545.9%
Independent1801.0%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,56653.4%
Liberal8,34442.1%
NDP8914.5%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,32551.6%
Progressive Conservative7,93643.9%
NDP8054.5%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,17061.7%
Progressive Conservative5,38832.7%
NDP9345.7%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,55545.0%
Progressive Conservative7,45644.5%
NDP1,76110.5%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,54548.1%
Progressive Conservative8,26946.5%
Canadian Alliance5002.8%
NDP4652.6%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,06453.4%
Conservative6,88933.2%
NDP2,10310.1%
Green6703.2%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,54256.2%
Conservative6,92333.7%
NDP1,5357.5%
Green5332.6%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,10552.8%
Conservative5,66129.6%
NDP1,5568.1%
Independent1,1015.8%
Green7103.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,48649.6%
Conservative8,10738.4%
NDP2,16410.2%
Green3731.8%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,62165.0%
Conservative3,63216.2%
NDP2,50311.1%
Green1,4346.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2951.3%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,93949.3%
Conservative6,43929.0%
Green3,06813.8%
NDP1,4816.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2401.1%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,17550.6%
Conservative6,81730.9%
NDP2,1689.8%
Green1,0644.8%
People's Party7253.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1450.7%

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: Progressive Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1972: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 11.9 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1980: Liberal margin 3.3 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 11.2 pts 1988: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 1993: Liberal margin 29.0 pts 1997: Liberal margin 0.6 pts 2000: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 2004: Liberal margin 20.1 pts 2006: Liberal margin 22.5 pts 2008: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 2011: Liberal margin 11.3 pts 2015: Liberal margin 48.9 pts 2019: Liberal margin 20.3 pts 2021: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Cardigan has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cardigan in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Cardigan in 2021 with 11,175 votes (50.6%), a margin of 4,358 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Cardigan since 1968?

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

What was the closest result in Cardigan?

The closest contested result on record for Cardigan was 1997, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 99 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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