EGLINTON — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,78643.5%
Liberal9,57430.2%
Reconstruction5,86818.5%
CCF2,4747.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,16650.4%
National Government16,92649.6%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,47653.4%
Liberal13,58633.8%
CCF4,43511.0%
Labor-Progressive3820.9%
Social Credit3670.9%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,85348.9%
Liberal16,42640.5%
CCF4,30510.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,35456.2%
Liberal11,19036.2%
CCF2,3377.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,04666.7%
Liberal9,46825.2%
CCF2,7657.4%
Liberal Conservative Coalition2520.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,56570.2%
Liberal9,46823.3%
CCF2,6466.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,64845.5%
Liberal17,88843.6%
NDP4,11310.0%
Social Credit3410.8%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,21553.7%
Progressive Conservative13,98433.8%
NDP5,15112.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,71945.6%
Progressive Conservative16,77740.9%
NDP5,53813.5%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,21559.2%
Progressive Conservative11,15528.5%
NDP4,65411.9%
Independent1640.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,38945.5%
Progressive Conservative17,81941.8%
NDP5,24512.3%
Independent1320.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,95148.8%
Progressive Conservative16,81241.1%
NDP3,7989.3%
Communist1370.3%
Independent1100.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party600.1%

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.

1935: Conservative margin 13.3 pts 1940: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 19.6 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 20.0 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 41.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 46.9 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 1965: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1968: Liberal margin 30.8 pts 1972: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

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).

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