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Durham — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Durham was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 11,156 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Durham from 1904 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1904–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Conservative Conservative 3,322 51.1% Liberal (3,173) 149 (2.3 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 3,387 55.1% Liberal (2,764) 623 (10.1 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,291 56.2% Liberal (2,567) 724 (12.4 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,923 80.8% Opposition (1,404) 4,519 (61.7 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 5,106 40.9% Progressive (3,936) 1,170 (9.4 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,020 53.6% Liberal (6,074) 946 (7.2 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 6,508 56.4% Liberal Progressive (5,024) 1,484 (12.9 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,827 56.7% Liberal (5,221) 1,606 (13.3 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 6,649 48.0% Conservative (6,176) 473 (3.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,743 55.4% National Government (5,435) 1,308 (10.7 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 6,479 48.3% Liberal (6,003) 476 (3.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 6,907 46.7% Progressive Conservative (6,476) 431 (2.9 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 6,684 46.2% Progressive Conservative (6,504) 180 (1.2 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 7,331 44.5% Liberal (6,829) 502 (3.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,732 56.0% Liberal (6,178) 3,554 (20.4 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 7,971 44.2% Progressive Conservative (7,704) 267 (1.5 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 8,720 46.2% Progressive Conservative (8,084) 636 (3.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 8,017 42.5% Progressive Conservative (6,725) 1,292 (6.8 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,065 46.5% Liberal (15,083) 8,982 (17.3 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 22,383 36.8% Reform (18,543) 3,840 (6.3 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 19,878 43.3% Reform (13,059) 6,819 (14.9 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 20,602 45.2% Canadian Alliance (13,743) 6,859 (15.0 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 27,087 47.0% Liberal (17,290) 9,797 (17.0 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 28,551 54.1% Liberal (12,167) 16,384 (31.0 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 31,737 54.5% NDP (12,277) 19,460 (33.4 pts)
2015 Conservative Conservative 28,967 45.1% Liberal (22,949) 6,018 (9.4 pts)
2019 Conservative Conservative 30,752 42.1% Liberal (23,547) 7,205 (9.9 pts)
2021 Conservative Conservative 31,423 46.4% Liberal (20,267) 11,156 (16.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,32251.1%
Liberal3,17348.9%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,38755.1%
Liberal2,76444.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,29156.2%
Liberal2,56743.8%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,92380.8%
Opposition1,40419.2%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,10640.9%
Progressive3,93631.5%
Liberal3,44127.6%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,02053.6%
Liberal6,07446.4%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,50856.4%
Liberal Progressive5,02443.6%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,82756.7%
Liberal5,22143.3%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,64948.0%
Conservative6,17644.6%
Reconstruction5313.8%
CCF4973.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,74355.4%
National Government5,43544.6%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative6,47948.3%
Liberal6,00344.8%
CCF9266.9%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,90746.7%
Progressive Conservative6,47643.8%
CCF1,4199.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,68446.2%
Progressive Conservative6,50445.0%
CCF1,2738.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative7,33144.5%
Liberal6,82941.4%
CCF1,91811.6%
Social Credit3992.4%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,73256.0%
Liberal6,17835.5%
CCF1,4808.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,97144.2%
Progressive Conservative7,70442.7%
NDP2,21712.3%
Social Credit1580.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,72046.2%
Progressive Conservative8,08442.8%
NDP1,90110.1%
Social Credit1610.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,01742.5%
Progressive Conservative6,72535.6%
NDP3,94820.9%
Social Credit1770.9%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,06546.5%
Liberal15,08329.1%
NDP10,33420.0%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1,6663.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada3230.6%
Green3160.6%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,38336.8%
Reform18,54330.5%
Progressive Conservative14,94024.5%
NDP2,5294.2%
National Party of Canada1,1691.9%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada7071.2%
Green3500.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada2710.4%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,87843.3%
Reform13,05928.5%
Progressive Conservative8,99519.6%
NDP3,2507.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada6821.5%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,60245.2%
Canadian Alliance13,74330.1%
Progressive Conservative8,36718.4%
NDP2,5455.6%
Independent3260.7%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative27,08747.0%
Liberal17,29030.0%
NDP9,94617.3%
Green2,6764.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada6121.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative28,55154.1%
Liberal12,16723.0%
Green6,04111.4%
NDP5,48510.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada5771.1%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative31,73754.5%
NDP12,27721.1%
Liberal10,38717.9%
Green3,1345.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada4620.8%
Libertarian Party of Canada1870.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Conservative28,96745.1%
Liberal22,94935.8%
NDP10,28916.0%
Green1,6162.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3640.6%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Conservative30,75242.1%
Liberal23,54732.2%
NDP13,32318.2%
Green3,9505.4%
People's Party1,4422.0%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Conservative31,42346.4%
Liberal20,26729.9%
NDP11,86517.5%
People's Party3,7255.5%
Independent2510.4%
Rhinoceros Party1500.2%

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.

1904: Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1908: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1911: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1917: Unionist margin 61.7 pts 1921: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1925: Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1926: Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1930: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1935: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1953: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 3.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 20.4 pts 1962: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1963: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 6.8 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1993: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1997: Liberal margin 14.9 pts 2000: Liberal margin 15.0 pts 2006: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 2008: Conservative margin 31.0 pts 2011: Conservative margin 33.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 2021: Conservative margin 16.5 pts 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1988 1993 1997 2000 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Durham has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Durham in the 2021 general election?

Conservative won Durham in 2021 with 31,423 votes (46.4%), a margin of 11,156 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Durham since 1904?

Since 1904, Durham has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Durham?

The closest contested result on record for Durham was 1953, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 180 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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