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DORCHESTER — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

DORCHESTER was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 800 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in DORCHESTER from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,044 59.0% Unknown (724) 320 (18.1 pts)
1874 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 895 50.6% Unknown (874) 21 (1.2 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,081 74.9% Unknown (362) 719 (49.8 pts)
1882 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1887 Conservative Conservative 1,565 59.0% Conservative (1,089) 476 (17.9 pts)
1891 Elected by acclamation (Nationalist) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1896 Conservative Conservative 1,480 56.3% Nationalist (1,150) 330 (12.5 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 1,691 54.0% Liberal (1,322) 369 (11.8 pts)
1904 Conservative Conservative 1,773 55.4% Nationalist (1,429) 344 (10.7 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,084 52.0% Conservative (1,921) 163 (4.1 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,506 53.7% Liberal (2,164) 342 (7.3 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 4,228 89.5% Unionist (497) 3,731 (79.0 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 5,744 68.0% Conservative (2,703) 3,041 (36.0 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 5,167 58.5% Conservative (3,666) 1,501 (17.0 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 5,627 60.7% Conservative (3,640) 1,987 (21.4 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 5,771 51.5% Liberal (5,433) 338 (3.0 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 5,186 49.7% Conservative (5,098) 88 (0.8 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 5,573 54.1% Independent (4,721) 852 (8.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 5,149 45.6% Independent (4,291) 858 (7.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 6,983 47.3% Progressive Conservative (6,762) 221 (1.5 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 7,762 50.3% Liberal (7,656) 106 (0.7 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 8,054 51.1% Progressive Conservative (7,702) 352 (2.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,766 55.2% Liberal (7,111) 1,655 (10.4 pts)
1962 Social Credit Social Credit 7,701 50.6% Liberal (3,939) 3,762 (24.7 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 5,830 41.0% Liberal (4,801) 1,029 (7.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 4,602 36.3% Progressive Conservative (3,802) 800 (6.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,04459.0%
Unknown72441.0%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative89550.6%
Unknown87449.4%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,08174.9%
Unknown36225.1%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,56559.0%
Conservative1,08941.0%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,48056.3%
Nationalist1,15043.7%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,69154.0%
Liberal1,32242.2%
Independent902.9%
Unknown270.9%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,77355.4%
Nationalist1,42944.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,08452.0%
Conservative1,92148.0%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,50653.7%
Liberal2,16446.3%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition4,22889.5%
Unionist49710.5%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,74468.0%
Conservative2,70332.0%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,16758.5%
Conservative3,66641.5%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,62760.7%
Conservative3,64039.3%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,77151.5%
Liberal5,43348.5%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,18649.7%
Conservative5,09848.8%
Unknown1541.5%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,57354.1%
Independent4,72145.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,14945.6%
Independent4,29138.0%
Social Credit1,84316.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,98347.3%
Progressive Conservative6,76245.8%
Union of Electors1,0206.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative7,76250.3%
Liberal7,65649.7%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,05451.1%
Progressive Conservative7,70248.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,76655.2%
Liberal7,11144.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,70150.6%
Liberal3,93925.9%
Progressive Conservative3,58223.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,83041.0%
Liberal4,80133.7%
Progressive Conservative3,59725.3%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,60236.3%
Progressive Conservative3,80230.0%
Social Credit3,78629.8%
NDP4943.9%

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.

1872: Conservative margin 18.1 pts 1874: Liberal-Conservative margin 1.2 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 49.8 pts 1887: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1896: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1904: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 1908: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1911: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1917: Opposition margin 79.0 pts 1921: Liberal margin 36.0 pts 1925: Liberal margin 17.0 pts 1926: Liberal margin 21.4 pts 1930: Conservative margin 3.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 0.8 pts 1940: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1957: Liberal margin 2.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1962: Social Credit margin 24.7 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 7.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1872 1874 1878 1887 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

DORCHESTER has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal-Conservative, Nationalist, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won DORCHESTER in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won DORCHESTER in 1965 with 4,602 votes (36.3%), a margin of 800 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won DORCHESTER since 1867?

Since 1867, DORCHESTER has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Nationalist, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in DORCHESTER?

The closest contested result on record for DORCHESTER was 1953, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 106 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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