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CARIBOO — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

CARIBOO was won by Social Credit at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 4,588 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in CARIBOO from 1872 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1872–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1872 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 192 82.8% Unknown (40) 152 (65.5 pts)
1878 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1882 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1887 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 145 58.0% Liberal (105) 40 (16.0 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 223 53.5% Liberal (194) 29 (7.0 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,010 68.2% Opposition (2,804) 3,206 (36.4 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 7,185 64.9% Conservative (3,879) 3,306 (29.9 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 6,430 53.7% Progressive (5,534) 896 (7.5 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,200 53.0% Liberal (6,386) 814 (6.0 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,548 51.0% Liberal (8,220) 328 (2.0 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 4,222 40.9% CCF (3,740) 482 (4.7 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,063 45.0% CCF (5,070) 993 (7.4 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 5,773 40.7% Liberal (4,841) 932 (6.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 7,330 55.5% CCF (5,870) 1,460 (11.1 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 5,562 37.0% Liberal (5,160) 402 (2.7 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 8,292 42.6% Progressive Conservative (4,217) 4,075 (20.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,327 43.2% Social Credit (5,811) 3,516 (16.3 pts)
1962 Social Credit Social Credit 8,435 30.4% Liberal (7,715) 720 (2.6 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 9,335 30.5% Liberal (8,543) 792 (2.6 pts)
1965 Social Credit Social Credit 12,344 37.6% Progressive Conservative (7,756) 4,588 (14.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative19282.8%
Unknown4017.2%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative14558.0%
Liberal10542.0%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative22353.5%
Liberal19446.5%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,01068.2%
Opposition2,80431.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive7,18564.9%
Conservative3,87935.1%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,43053.7%
Progressive5,53446.3%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,20053.0%
Liberal6,38647.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,54851.0%
Liberal8,22049.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,22240.9%
CCF3,74036.2%
Conservative1,85317.9%
Reconstruction5104.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,06345.0%
CCF5,07037.6%
National Government2,35417.5%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF5,77340.7%
Liberal4,84134.1%
Progressive Conservative2,49017.6%
Social Credit1,0807.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,33055.5%
CCF5,87044.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,56237.0%
Liberal5,16034.3%
CCF4,31428.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit8,29242.6%
Progressive Conservative4,21721.7%
Liberal4,20821.6%
CCF2,73714.1%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,32743.2%
Social Credit5,81126.9%
Liberal3,27915.2%
CCF3,17514.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit8,43530.4%
Liberal7,71527.8%
Progressive Conservative6,83024.6%
NDP4,73217.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit9,33530.5%
Liberal8,54327.9%
Progressive Conservative8,30427.1%
NDP4,46114.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit12,34437.6%
Progressive Conservative7,75623.6%
Liberal7,14421.8%
NDP5,59417.0%

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.

1874: Liberal-Conservative margin 65.5 pts 1887: Liberal-Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1891: Conservative margin 7.0 pts 1917: Unionist margin 36.4 pts 1921: Progressive margin 29.9 pts 1925: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1926: Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1930: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1940: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1945: CCF margin 6.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 2.7 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 20.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 16.3 pts 1962: Social Credit margin 2.6 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 2.6 pts 1965: Social Credit margin 14.0 pts 1874 1887 1891 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

CARIBOO has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1872. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive, Liberal, CCF, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CARIBOO in the 1965 general election?

Social Credit won CARIBOO in 1965 with 12,344 votes (37.6%), a margin of 4,588 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won CARIBOO since 1872?

Since 1872, CARIBOO has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Unionist.

What was the closest result in CARIBOO?

The closest contested result on record for CARIBOO was 1930, when Conservative beat Liberal by 328 votes (2.0 percentage points).

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