Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
EGLINTON was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 3,139 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in EGLINTON from 1935 to 1974.
Full Election History, 1935–1974
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1935
Conservative
Conservative
13,786
43.5%
Liberal (9,574)
4,212 (13.3 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
17,166
50.4%
National Government (16,926)
240 (0.7 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
21,476
53.4%
Liberal (13,586)
7,890 (19.6 pts)
1949
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,853
48.9%
Liberal (16,426)
3,427 (8.4 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,354
56.2%
Liberal (11,190)
6,164 (20.0 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,046
66.7%
Liberal (9,468)
15,578 (41.5 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
28,565
70.2%
Liberal (9,468)
19,097 (46.9 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,648
45.5%
Liberal (17,888)
760 (1.9 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
22,215
53.7%
Progressive Conservative (13,984)
8,231 (19.9 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
18,719
45.6%
Progressive Conservative (16,777)
1,942 (4.7 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
23,215
59.2%
Progressive Conservative (11,155)
12,060 (30.8 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
19,389
45.5%
Progressive Conservative (17,819)
1,570 (3.7 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
19,951
48.8%
Progressive Conservative (16,812)
3,139 (7.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
13,786
43.5%
Liberal
9,574
30.2%
Reconstruction
5,868
18.5%
CCF
2,474
7.8%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,166
50.4%
National Government
16,926
49.6%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
21,476
53.4%
Liberal
13,586
33.8%
CCF
4,435
11.0%
Labor-Progressive
382
0.9%
Social Credit
367
0.9%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,853
48.9%
Liberal
16,426
40.5%
CCF
4,305
10.6%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,354
56.2%
Liberal
11,190
36.2%
CCF
2,337
7.6%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,046
66.7%
Liberal
9,468
25.2%
CCF
2,765
7.4%
Liberal Conservative Coalition
252
0.7%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
28,565
70.2%
Liberal
9,468
23.3%
CCF
2,646
6.5%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,648
45.5%
Liberal
17,888
43.6%
NDP
4,113
10.0%
Social Credit
341
0.8%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
22,215
53.7%
Progressive Conservative
13,984
33.8%
NDP
5,151
12.5%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,719
45.6%
Progressive Conservative
16,777
40.9%
NDP
5,538
13.5%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,215
59.2%
Progressive Conservative
11,155
28.5%
NDP
4,654
11.9%
Independent
164
0.4%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,389
45.5%
Progressive Conservative
17,819
41.8%
NDP
5,245
12.3%
Independent
132
0.3%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,951
48.8%
Progressive Conservative
16,812
41.1%
NDP
3,798
9.3%
Communist
137
0.3%
Independent
110
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
60
0.1%
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.
Trend
EGLINTON has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won EGLINTON in the 1974 general election?
Liberal won EGLINTON in 1974 with 19,951 votes (48.8%), a margin of 3,139 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won EGLINTON since 1935?
Since 1935, EGLINTON has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in EGLINTON?
The closest contested result on record for EGLINTON was 1940, when Liberal beat National Government by 240 votes (0.7 percentage points).