DUFFERIN--SIMCOE — Canadian Federal Election Results

DUFFERIN--SIMCOE was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 3,281 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in DUFFERIN--SIMCOE from 1925 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1925–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Conservative Conservative 8,942 60.1% Progressive (5,936) 3,006 (20.2 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,376 61.2% Independent (5,303) 3,073 (22.5 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 9,369 68.1% Liberal (4,388) 4,981 (36.2 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 8,150 52.3% Liberal (4,767) 3,383 (21.7 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 6,527 60.7% Liberal Progressive (4,226) 2,301 (21.4 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,539 63.6% Independent (4,885) 3,654 (27.2 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 7,639 57.2% Liberal (5,720) 1,919 (14.4 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,248 56.6% Liberal (7,083) 2,165 (13.3 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,852 65.3% Liberal (6,290) 5,562 (30.7 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,037 69.4% Liberal (5,750) 7,287 (38.8 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,533 53.7% Liberal (7,526) 3,007 (15.3 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,278 47.8% Liberal (8,941) 1,337 (6.2 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,701 47.3% Liberal (6,420) 3,281 (16.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,94260.1%
Progressive5,93639.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,37661.2%
Independent5,30338.8%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,36968.1%
Liberal4,38831.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,15052.3%
Liberal4,76730.6%
Reconstruction2,65717.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government6,52760.7%
Liberal Progressive4,22639.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,53963.6%
Independent4,88536.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative7,63957.2%
Liberal5,72042.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,24856.6%
Liberal7,08343.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,85265.3%
Liberal6,29034.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,03769.4%
Liberal5,75030.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,53353.7%
Liberal7,52638.4%
Social Credit1,5477.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,27847.8%
Liberal8,94141.6%
Social Credit1,6267.6%
NDP6733.1%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,70147.3%
Liberal6,42031.3%
NDP3,38416.5%
Social Credit9844.8%

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: Conservative margin 20.2 pts 1926: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1930: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 21.7 pts 1940: National Government margin 21.4 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 27.2 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 14.4 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 30.7 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 38.8 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 15.3 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 16.0 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

DUFFERIN--SIMCOE has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won DUFFERIN--SIMCOE in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won DUFFERIN--SIMCOE in 1965 with 9,701 votes (47.3%), a margin of 3,281 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won DUFFERIN--SIMCOE since 1925?

Since 1925, DUFFERIN--SIMCOE has been won by: Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in DUFFERIN--SIMCOE?

The closest contested result on record for DUFFERIN--SIMCOE was 1963, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 1,337 votes (6.2 percentage points).

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