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COCHRANE — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

COCHRANE was won by Liberal at the 1980 general election, with a margin of 4,466 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in COCHRANE from 1935 to 1980.

Full Election History, 1935–1980

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 12,719 65.0% CCF (3,247) 9,472 (48.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 16,785 63.7% National Government (5,652) 11,133 (42.2 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 13,285 52.4% CCF (7,355) 5,930 (23.4 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 6,352 47.2% Progressive Conservative (3,885) 2,467 (18.3 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 6,667 46.6% Progressive Conservative (5,194) 1,473 (10.3 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 6,626 44.6% Progressive Conservative (3,319) 3,307 (22.3 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 7,851 44.8% Progressive Conservative (6,941) 910 (5.2 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 7,969 43.5% NDP (4,814) 3,155 (17.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 7,809 41.6% NDP (5,498) 2,311 (12.3 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 7,505 40.9% NDP (6,685) 820 (4.5 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 9,803 48.7% NDP (7,034) 2,769 (13.7 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 10,405 47.0% NDP (5,405) 5,000 (22.6 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 11,379 54.3% NDP (5,539) 5,840 (27.8 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 12,889 44.5% NDP (11,080) 1,809 (6.2 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 15,280 52.6% NDP (10,814) 4,466 (15.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,71965.0%
CCF3,24716.6%
Reconstruction2,59313.3%
Communist1,0045.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,78563.7%
National Government5,65221.4%
Farmer-Labour3,92214.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,28552.4%
CCF7,35529.0%
Progressive Conservative4,71118.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,35247.2%
Progressive Conservative3,88528.9%
CCF2,33117.3%
Union of Electors8916.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,66746.6%
Progressive Conservative5,19436.3%
CCF2,44817.1%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,62644.6%
Progressive Conservative3,31922.4%
CCF2,55217.2%
Independent Social Credit2,35115.8%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,85144.8%
Progressive Conservative6,94139.6%
CCF2,72915.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,96943.5%
NDP4,81426.3%
Progressive Conservative4,07222.2%
Social Credit1,4598.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,80941.6%
NDP5,49829.3%
Progressive Conservative3,27617.4%
Social Credit2,20411.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,50540.9%
NDP6,68536.4%
Progressive Conservative3,02516.5%
Social Credit8374.6%
Independent3161.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,80348.7%
NDP7,03434.9%
Progressive Conservative2,87514.3%
Social Credit4332.1%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,40547.0%
NDP5,40524.4%
Progressive Conservative4,62620.9%
Social Credit1,4776.7%
Independent2040.9%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,37954.3%
NDP5,53926.4%
Progressive Conservative2,95714.1%
Independent1,0995.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,88944.5%
NDP11,08038.2%
Progressive Conservative5,00117.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,28052.6%
NDP10,81437.2%
Progressive Conservative2,8529.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party1110.4%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 48.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 42.2 pts 1945: Liberal margin 23.4 pts 1949: Liberal margin 18.3 pts 1953: Liberal margin 10.3 pts 1957: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 1958: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1962: Liberal margin 17.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 12.3 pts 1965: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1968: Liberal margin 13.7 pts 1972: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 1974: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1979: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1980: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980

Trend

COCHRANE has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1935. Winning party over that span: Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won COCHRANE in the 1980 general election?

Liberal won COCHRANE in 1980 with 15,280 votes (52.6%), a margin of 4,466 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won COCHRANE since 1935?

Since 1935, COCHRANE has been won by: Liberal.

What was the closest result in COCHRANE?

The closest contested result on record for COCHRANE was 1965, when Liberal beat NDP by 820 votes (4.5 percentage points).

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