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COMPTON — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

COMPTON was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 1,557 votes over Social Credit. This page covers every general election in COMPTON from 1867 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1867–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1872 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,387 72.2% Unknown (535) 852 (44.3 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,464 64.8% Unknown (796) 668 (29.6 pts)
1882 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,612 66.2% Unknown (823) 789 (32.4 pts)
1887 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,157 61.8% Unknown (1,333) 824 (23.6 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 2,004 68.1% Liberal (938) 1,066 (36.2 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 1,948 56.7% Patrons of Industry (1,485) 463 (13.5 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 2,438 52.7% Liberal (2,190) 248 (5.4 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,735 52.9% Conservative (2,440) 295 (5.7 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,175 53.3% Conservative (2,781) 394 (6.6 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,953 50.7% Liberal (2,877) 76 (1.3 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 4,418 63.7% Unionist (2,515) 1,903 (27.4 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 7,866 66.5% Conservative (3,961) 3,905 (33.0 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 6,497 60.4% Conservative (4,262) 2,235 (20.8 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 7,125 58.9% Conservative (4,979) 2,146 (17.7 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,701 51.2% Liberal (6,393) 308 (2.4 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 7,388 53.7% Conservative (6,374) 1,014 (7.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,012 83.2% National Government (1,623) 6,389 (66.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 8,007 54.5% Progressive Conservative (3,506) 4,501 (30.6 pts)
1968 Social Credit Social Credit 11,961 47.1% Liberal (8,615) 3,346 (13.2 pts)
1972 Social Credit Social Credit 11,636 30.9% NDP (10,982) 654 (1.7 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 11,474 43.0% Social Credit (9,917) 1,557 (5.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,38772.2%
Unknown53527.8%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,46464.8%
Unknown79635.2%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,61266.2%
Unknown82333.8%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,15761.8%
Unknown1,33338.2%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,00468.1%
Liberal93831.9%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,94856.7%
Patrons of Industry1,48543.3%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,43852.7%
Liberal2,19047.3%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,73552.9%
Conservative2,44047.1%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,17553.3%
Conservative2,78146.7%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,95350.7%
Liberal2,87749.3%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition4,41863.7%
Unionist2,51536.3%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,86666.5%
Conservative3,96133.5%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,49760.4%
Conservative4,26239.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,12558.9%
Conservative4,97941.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,70151.2%
Liberal6,39348.8%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,38853.7%
Conservative6,37446.3%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,01283.2%
National Government1,62316.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,00754.5%
Progressive Conservative3,50623.9%
Bloc populaire1,62211.0%
Social Credit1,0657.3%
CCF4863.3%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,96147.1%
Liberal8,61533.9%
Progressive Conservative3,98715.7%
NDP8513.3%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,63630.9%
NDP10,98229.2%
Liberal10,65628.3%
Progressive Conservative4,14211.0%
Independent1820.5%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,47443.0%
Social Credit9,91737.2%
Progressive Conservative4,40716.5%
NDP8583.2%

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.

1874: Liberal-Conservative margin 44.3 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 29.6 pts 1882: Liberal-Conservative margin 32.4 pts 1887: Liberal-Conservative margin 23.6 pts 1891: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1896: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 5.4 pts 1904: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1908: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1911: Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1917: Opposition margin 27.4 pts 1921: Liberal margin 33.0 pts 1925: Liberal margin 20.8 pts 1926: Liberal margin 17.7 pts 1930: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1935: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 66.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 30.6 pts 1968: Social Credit margin 13.2 pts 1972: Social Credit margin 1.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1968 1972 1974

Trend

COMPTON has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Social Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won COMPTON in the 1974 general election?

Liberal won COMPTON in 1974 with 11,474 votes (43.0%), a margin of 1,557 votes over Social Credit in second place.

Which parties have won COMPTON since 1867?

Since 1867, COMPTON has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Opposition, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in COMPTON?

The closest contested result on record for COMPTON was 1911, when Conservative beat Liberal by 76 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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