Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
CHARLESBOURG was won by Bloc Québécois at the 2004 general election, with a margin of 11,975 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CHARLESBOURG from 1979 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1979–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1979
Liberal
Liberal
40,796
66.0%
Social Credit (10,461)
30,335 (49.0 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
42,569
71.1%
NDP (7,388)
35,181 (58.7 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
37,592
52.4%
Liberal (22,637)
14,955 (20.8 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
35,549
60.1%
Liberal (15,727)
19,822 (33.5 pts)
1993
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
38,565
59.4%
Liberal (15,180)
23,385 (36.0 pts)
1997
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
21,556
38.4%
Liberal (17,628)
3,928 (7.0 pts)
2004
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
23,886
51.6%
Liberal (11,911)
11,975 (25.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
40,796
66.0%
Social Credit
10,461
16.9%
Progressive Conservative
5,860
9.5%
NDP
3,784
6.1%
Union Populaire
948
1.5%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
42,569
71.1%
NDP
7,388
12.3%
Progressive Conservative
4,128
6.9%
Rhinoceros
3,066
5.1%
Social Credit
2,275
3.8%
Union Populaire
480
0.8%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
37,592
52.4%
Liberal
22,637
31.6%
NDP
7,301
10.2%
Rhinoceros
2,557
3.6%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec
1,088
1.5%
Social Credit
469
0.7%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
84
0.1%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
35,549
60.1%
Liberal
15,727
26.6%
NDP
7,914
13.4%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
38,565
59.4%
Liberal
15,180
23.4%
Progressive Conservative
8,150
12.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada
1,487
2.3%
NDP
1,258
1.9%
Abolitionist Party of Canada
318
0.5%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
21,556
38.4%
Liberal
17,628
31.4%
Progressive Conservative
13,811
24.6%
Reform
1,135
2.0%
NDP
963
1.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada
709
1.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
266
0.5%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
23,886
51.6%
Liberal
11,911
25.7%
Conservative
7,306
15.8%
NDP
1,623
3.5%
Green
1,188
2.6%
Marijuana Party
376
0.8%
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.
Trend
CHARLESBOURG has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won CHARLESBOURG in the 2004 general election?
Bloc Québécois won CHARLESBOURG in 2004 with 23,886 votes (51.6%), a margin of 11,975 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won CHARLESBOURG since 1979?
Since 1979, CHARLESBOURG has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in CHARLESBOURG?
The closest contested result on record for CHARLESBOURG was 1997, when Bloc Québécois beat Liberal by 3,928 votes (7.0 percentage points).