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CHICOUTIMI — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

CHICOUTIMI was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1997 general election, with a margin of 317 votes over Bloc Québécois. This page covers every general election in CHICOUTIMI from 1925 to 1997.

Full Election History, 1925–1997

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Independent Liberal Independent Liberal 7,198 54.1% Liberal (4,981) 2,217 (16.7 pts)
1926 Independent Liberal Independent Liberal 8,658 80.2% Conservative (2,142) 6,516 (60.3 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 10,641 52.2% Conservative (9,744) 897 (4.4 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 9,685 47.3% Conservative (7,719) 1,966 (9.6 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,693 38.8% National Government (8,330) 363 (1.6 pts)
1945 Independent Independent 10,796 33.6% Bloc populaire (10,215) 581 (1.8 pts)
1949 Independent Independent 10,252 47.1% Liberal (9,763) 489 (2.2 pts)
1953 Independent Independent 16,046 65.6% Liberal (8,408) 7,638 (31.2 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 15,124 52.4% Independent (13,733) 1,391 (4.8 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,407 50.6% Liberal (12,348) 3,059 (10.1 pts)
1962 Social Credit Social Credit 16,566 50.6% Liberal (9,310) 7,256 (22.2 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 14,581 46.6% Liberal (10,334) 4,247 (13.6 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 11,092 37.4% Social Credit (7,894) 3,198 (10.8 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 14,054 50.4% Progressive Conservative (9,811) 4,243 (15.2 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 15,655 43.6% Progressive Conservative (12,712) 2,943 (8.2 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 17,096 50.9% Progressive Conservative (9,817) 7,279 (21.7 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 16,605 49.5% Progressive Conservative (7,897) 8,708 (25.9 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 20,821 67.5% Progressive Conservative (5,607) 15,214 (49.3 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,304 60.8% Liberal (10,736) 11,568 (31.5 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,699 70.4% Liberal (8,047) 22,652 (51.9 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 29,511 71.7% Progressive Conservative (11,126) 18,385 (44.6 pts)
1997 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,598 43.7% Bloc Québécois (18,281) 317 (0.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Independent Liberal7,19854.1%
Liberal4,98137.5%
Conservative1,1208.4%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Independent Liberal8,65880.2%
Conservative2,14219.8%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,64152.2%
Conservative9,74447.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,68547.3%
Conservative7,71937.7%
Independent Liberal2,37311.6%
Unknown6903.4%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,69338.8%
National Government8,33037.2%
Independent Liberal5,39024.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Independent10,79633.6%
Bloc populaire10,21531.8%
Liberal8,02725.0%
Social Credit2,7138.4%
CCF3711.2%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Independent10,25247.1%
Liberal9,76344.8%
Union of Electors1,7578.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Independent16,04665.6%
Liberal8,40834.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,12452.4%
Independent13,73347.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,40750.6%
Liberal12,34840.6%
CCF2,6668.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit16,56650.6%
Liberal9,31028.4%
Progressive Conservative5,80317.7%
NDP1,0713.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit14,58146.6%
Liberal10,33433.0%
Progressive Conservative3,67011.7%
NDP2,6878.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,09237.4%
Social Credit7,89426.6%
Progressive Conservative5,08717.2%
Independent4,41914.9%
NDP1,1313.8%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,05450.4%
Progressive Conservative9,81135.2%
Social Credit3,15111.3%
NDP8793.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,65543.6%
Progressive Conservative12,71235.4%
Social Credit6,57218.3%
NDP9352.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,09650.9%
Progressive Conservative9,81729.2%
Social Credit5,61816.7%
NDP8822.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party2020.6%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,60549.5%
Progressive Conservative7,89723.5%
Social Credit6,76320.1%
NDP1,4354.3%
Rhinoceros8722.6%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,82167.5%
Progressive Conservative5,60718.2%
NDP2,9269.5%
Social Credit1,1103.6%
Union Populaire3751.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,30460.8%
Liberal10,73629.3%
NDP2,2116.0%
Rhinoceros8012.2%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec6261.7%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,69970.4%
Liberal8,04718.4%
NDP4,87011.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois29,51171.7%
Progressive Conservative11,12627.0%
NDP5481.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,59843.7%
Bloc Québécois18,28142.9%
Liberal4,83911.4%
NDP8532.0%

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.

1925: Independent Liberal margin 16.7 pts 1926: Independent Liberal margin 60.3 pts 1930: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1935: Liberal margin 9.6 pts 1940: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1945: Independent margin 1.8 pts 1949: Independent margin 2.2 pts 1953: Independent margin 31.2 pts 1957: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1962: Social Credit margin 22.2 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 13.6 pts 1965: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1968: Liberal margin 15.2 pts 1972: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1974: Liberal margin 21.7 pts 1979: Liberal margin 25.9 pts 1980: Liberal margin 49.3 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 31.5 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 51.9 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 44.6 pts 1997: Progressive Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997

Trend

CHICOUTIMI has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Independent Liberal, Liberal, Independent, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won CHICOUTIMI in the 1997 general election?

Progressive Conservative won CHICOUTIMI in 1997 with 18,598 votes (43.7%), a margin of 317 votes over Bloc Québécois in second place.

Which parties have won CHICOUTIMI since 1925?

Since 1925, CHICOUTIMI has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Independent, Independent Liberal, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in CHICOUTIMI?

The closest contested result on record for CHICOUTIMI was 1997, when Progressive Conservative beat Bloc Québécois by 317 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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