Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
CHARLOTTE was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1997 general election, with a margin of 6,224 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in CHARLOTTE from 1867 to 1997.
Full Election History, 1867–1997
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1867
Liberal
Liberal
1,214
56.9%
Unknown (918)
296 (13.9 pts)
1872
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
1,551
53.9%
Liberal (1,329)
222 (7.7 pts)
1874
Liberal
Liberal
1,518
55.4%
Liberal-Conservative (1,222)
296 (10.8 pts)
1878
Liberal
Liberal
1,522
54.2%
Liberal-Conservative (1,284)
238 (8.5 pts)
1882
Liberal
Liberal
1,558
55.6%
Unknown (1,244)
314 (11.2 pts)
1887
Liberal
Liberal
1,892
51.1%
Conservative (1,811)
81 (2.2 pts)
1891
Liberal
Liberal
1,934
53.4%
Conservative (1,686)
248 (6.9 pts)
1896
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
2,453
55.3%
Liberal (1,981)
472 (10.6 pts)
1900
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
2,785
55.8%
Liberal (2,205)
580 (11.6 pts)
1904
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal-Conservative
2,574
52.6%
Liberal (2,320)
254 (5.2 pts)
1908
Liberal
Liberal
2,691
51.9%
Conservative (2,491)
200 (3.9 pts)
1911
Conservative
Conservative
2,685
51.9%
Liberal (2,489)
196 (3.8 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
3,248
55.2%
Opposition (2,631)
617 (10.5 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
5,202
50.6%
Liberal (5,069)
133 (1.3 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
5,426
62.4%
Liberal (3,274)
2,152 (24.7 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
4,967
57.5%
Liberal (3,677)
1,290 (14.9 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
5,595
57.8%
Liberal (4,092)
1,503 (15.5 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
5,436
51.5%
Conservative (3,386)
2,050 (19.4 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
6,099
58.1%
National Government (4,391)
1,708 (16.3 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
5,486
50.1%
Progressive Conservative (5,456)
30 (0.3 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
6,197
50.2%
Progressive Conservative (6,139)
58 (0.5 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
6,155
52.4%
Progressive Conservative (5,180)
975 (8.3 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
6,393
52.6%
Progressive Conservative (5,756)
637 (5.2 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
6,448
52.6%
Liberal (5,806)
642 (5.2 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
6,159
51.0%
Progressive Conservative (5,518)
641 (5.3 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
6,279
53.0%
Progressive Conservative (5,284)
995 (8.4 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
5,879
50.8%
Progressive Conservative (5,226)
653 (5.6 pts)
1997
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
14,533
44.9%
Liberal (8,309)
6,224 (19.2 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1867
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,214
56.9%
Unknown
918
43.1%
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
1,551
53.9%
Liberal
1,329
46.1%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,518
55.4%
Liberal-Conservative
1,222
44.6%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,522
54.2%
Liberal-Conservative
1,284
45.8%
1882
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,558
55.6%
Unknown
1,244
44.4%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,892
51.1%
Conservative
1,811
48.9%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,934
53.4%
Conservative
1,686
46.6%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
2,453
55.3%
Liberal
1,981
44.7%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
2,785
55.8%
Liberal
2,205
44.2%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal-Conservative
2,574
52.6%
Liberal
2,320
47.4%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,691
51.9%
Conservative
2,491
48.1%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,685
51.9%
Liberal
2,489
48.1%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
3,248
55.2%
Opposition
2,631
44.8%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,202
50.6%
Liberal
5,069
49.4%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,426
62.4%
Liberal
3,274
37.6%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,967
57.5%
Liberal
3,677
42.5%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,595
57.8%
Liberal
4,092
42.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,436
51.5%
Conservative
3,386
32.1%
Reconstruction
1,732
16.4%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,099
58.1%
National Government
4,391
41.9%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,486
50.1%
Progressive Conservative
5,456
49.9%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,197
50.2%
Progressive Conservative
6,139
49.8%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,155
52.4%
Progressive Conservative
5,180
44.1%
CCF
416
3.5%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,393
52.6%
Progressive Conservative
5,756
47.4%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
6,448
52.6%
Liberal
5,806
47.4%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,159
51.0%
Progressive Conservative
5,518
45.7%
NDP
396
3.3%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,279
53.0%
Progressive Conservative
5,284
44.6%
Social Credit
159
1.3%
NDP
118
1.0%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,879
50.8%
Progressive Conservative
5,226
45.2%
NDP
462
4.0%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
14,533
44.9%
Liberal
8,309
25.7%
Reform
6,814
21.1%
NDP
2,397
7.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
280
0.9%
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.
Trend
CHARLOTTE has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won CHARLOTTE in the 1997 general election?
Progressive Conservative won CHARLOTTE in 1997 with 14,533 votes (44.9%), a margin of 6,224 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won CHARLOTTE since 1867?
Since 1867, CHARLOTTE has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in CHARLOTTE?
The closest contested result on record for CHARLOTTE was 1945, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 30 votes (0.3 percentage points).