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Carleton — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Carleton was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 11,058 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Carleton from 1867 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1867–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,087 51.9% Conservative (1,006) 81 (3.9 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,024 53.2% Unknown (901) 123 (6.4 pts)
1874 Conservative Conservative 870 58.0% Unknown (631) 239 (15.9 pts)
1878 Independent Independent 1,766 31.0% Liberal (1,447) 319 (5.6 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,812 39.0% Unknown (1,653) 159 (3.4 pts)
1887 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,362 65.5% Liberal (1,243) 1,119 (31.0 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,016 51.4% Conservative (1,908) 108 (2.8 pts)
1896 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,667 40.3% Liberal (2,261) 406 (6.1 pts)
1900 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,714 40.0% Liberal (2,459) 255 (3.8 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,662 37.5% Liberal-Conservative (2,388) 274 (3.9 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,667 50.3% Liberal (2,635) 32 (0.6 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,616 50.0% Liberal (2,614) 2 (0.0 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,290 66.5% Opposition (2,669) 2,621 (32.9 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 5,537 41.3% Liberal (4,142) 1,395 (10.4 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,757 57.4% Liberal (5,748) 2,009 (14.9 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 7,415 56.3% Liberal (5,744) 1,671 (12.7 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,317 43.8% Liberal (7,027) 290 (1.7 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 6,872 42.4% Liberal (5,919) 953 (5.9 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 7,736 53.9% Liberal (6,617) 1,119 (7.8 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,916 62.3% Liberal (5,309) 5,607 (32.0 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,141 53.0% Liberal (13,937) 4,204 (12.3 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,137 55.2% Liberal (14,676) 5,461 (15.0 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 27,865 61.8% Liberal (15,298) 12,567 (27.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,741 67.5% Liberal (13,652) 19,089 (39.3 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,125 51.7% Liberal (26,109) 6,016 (9.7 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 32,325 48.0% Progressive Conservative (31,168) 1,157 (1.7 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 32,456 43.9% Liberal (31,523) 933 (1.3 pts)
2015 Conservative Conservative 27,762 46.9% Liberal (25,913) 1,849 (3.1 pts)
2019 Conservative Conservative 32,147 46.3% Liberal (26,518) 5,629 (8.1 pts)
2021 Conservative Conservative 35,356 49.9% Liberal (24,298) 11,058 (15.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,08751.9%
Conservative1,00648.1%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,02453.2%
Unknown90146.8%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Conservative87058.0%
Unknown63142.0%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Independent1,76631.0%
Liberal1,44725.4%
Conservative1,28222.5%
Unknown1,19621.0%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,81239.0%
Unknown1,65335.5%
Liberal-Conservative1,18525.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,36265.5%
Liberal1,24334.5%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,01651.4%
Conservative1,90848.6%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,66740.3%
Liberal2,26134.2%
Conservative1,33720.2%
Independent2994.5%
McCarthyite500.8%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,71440.0%
Liberal2,45936.2%
Conservative1,61123.7%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,66237.5%
Liberal-Conservative2,38833.6%
Conservative2,05528.9%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,66750.3%
Liberal2,63549.7%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,61650.0%
Liberal2,61450.0%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,29066.5%
Opposition2,66933.5%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,53741.3%
Liberal4,14230.9%
Progressive3,47425.9%
Independent2571.9%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,75757.4%
Liberal5,74842.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,41556.3%
Liberal5,74443.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,31743.8%
Liberal7,02742.0%
Independent Conservative2,36914.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,87242.4%
Liberal5,91936.5%
Reconstruction3,43121.2%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government7,73653.9%
Liberal6,61746.1%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,91662.3%
Liberal5,30930.3%
CCF1,3097.5%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,14153.0%
Liberal13,93740.7%
CCF2,1556.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,13755.2%
Liberal14,67640.3%
CCF1,0752.9%
Social Credit5621.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative27,86561.8%
Liberal15,29833.9%
CCF1,3343.0%
Social Credit6071.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,74167.5%
Liberal13,65228.1%
CCF1,7773.7%
Social Credit3550.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,12551.7%
Liberal26,10942.0%
NDP3,0244.9%
Social Credit9221.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal32,32548.0%
Progressive Conservative31,16846.3%
NDP3,1444.7%
Social Credit6991.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative32,45643.9%
Liberal31,52342.6%
NDP9,95313.5%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Conservative27,76246.9%
Liberal25,91343.7%
NDP3,6326.1%
Green1,9323.3%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Conservative32,14746.3%
Liberal26,51838.2%
NDP6,4799.3%
Green3,4234.9%
People's Party7921.1%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Conservative35,35649.9%
Liberal24,29834.3%
NDP8,16411.5%
People's Party1,7282.4%
Green1,3271.9%

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.

1867: Liberal-Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1872: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1874: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1878: Independent margin 5.6 pts 1882: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1887: Liberal-Conservative margin 31.0 pts 1891: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1896: Liberal-Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1900: Liberal-Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1904: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1908: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1911: Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1917: Unionist margin 32.9 pts 1921: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1925: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1926: Conservative margin 12.7 pts 1930: Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1935: Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1940: National Government margin 7.8 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 32.0 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 12.3 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 27.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 39.3 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1963: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 1.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 2021: Conservative margin 15.6 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Carleton has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Independent, Liberal, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Carleton in the 2021 general election?

Conservative won Carleton in 2021 with 35,356 votes (49.9%), a margin of 11,058 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Carleton since 1867?

Since 1867, Carleton has been won by: Conservative, Independent, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Carleton?

The closest contested result on record for Carleton was 1911, when Conservative beat Liberal by 2 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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