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DANFORTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

DANFORTH was won by NDP at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 8,414 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in DANFORTH from 1935 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1935–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Conservative Conservative 9,231 43.9% Liberal (4,521) 4,710 (22.4 pts)
1940 Conservative Conservative 11,847 57.0% Liberal (8,946) 2,901 (14.0 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,401 51.2% Liberal (6,415) 4,986 (22.4 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,960 42.2% Liberal (8,013) 1,947 (8.3 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,595 41.0% Liberal (11,834) 761 (2.5 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,604 50.6% CCF (9,720) 8,884 (24.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,139 58.8% CCF (9,352) 14,787 (36.0 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 14,029 35.0% Progressive Conservative (13,144) 885 (2.2 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 14,903 36.7% Liberal (14,701) 202 (0.5 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 19,320 49.0% Liberal (10,906) 8,414 (21.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,23143.9%
Liberal4,52121.5%
CCF3,85518.3%
Reconstruction3,41616.2%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,84757.0%
Liberal8,94643.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,40151.2%
Liberal6,41528.8%
CCF4,46720.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,96042.2%
Liberal8,01334.0%
CCF5,60123.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,59541.0%
Liberal11,83438.5%
CCF5,90519.2%
Labor-Progressive3741.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,60450.6%
CCF9,72026.4%
Liberal8,44323.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,13958.8%
CCF9,35222.8%
Liberal7,52918.4%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP14,02935.0%
Progressive Conservative13,14432.8%
Liberal12,49831.2%
Social Credit3640.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP14,90336.7%
Liberal14,70136.2%
Progressive Conservative10,83526.7%
Social Credit2120.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,32049.0%
Liberal10,90627.6%
Progressive Conservative9,24223.4%

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: Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1940: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 22.4 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 24.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 36.0 pts 1962: NDP margin 2.2 pts 1963: NDP margin 0.5 pts 1965: NDP margin 21.3 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

DANFORTH has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won DANFORTH in the 1965 general election?

NDP won DANFORTH in 1965 with 19,320 votes (49.0%), a margin of 8,414 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won DANFORTH since 1935?

Since 1935, DANFORTH has been won by: Conservative, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in DANFORTH?

The closest contested result on record for DANFORTH was 1963, when NDP beat Liberal by 202 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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