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ELGIN — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

ELGIN was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1988 general election, with a margin of 1,741 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in ELGIN from 1935 to 1988.

Full Election History, 1935–1988

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 11,295 50.0% Conservative (9,508) 1,787 (7.9 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 11,867 57.1% National Government (8,905) 2,962 (14.3 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,652 54.1% Liberal (7,484) 4,168 (19.4 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,265 48.6% Liberal (9,085) 1,180 (5.6 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,482 53.7% Liberal (10,743) 1,739 (7.5 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,822 59.9% Liberal (7,280) 7,542 (30.5 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,146 68.4% Liberal (6,656) 10,490 (41.9 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,569 45.5% Liberal (12,491) 78 (0.3 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,957 48.5% Liberal (12,910) 1,047 (3.6 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 13,343 48.2% Progressive Conservative (12,309) 1,034 (3.7 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 12,856 44.5% Progressive Conservative (11,799) 1,057 (3.7 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,281 51.0% Liberal (13,289) 3,992 (11.8 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,851 47.0% Liberal (13,349) 2,502 (7.4 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,181 61.0% Liberal (9,273) 11,908 (34.3 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,845 49.8% Liberal (12,410) 4,435 (13.1 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,302 67.1% Liberal (6,797) 16,505 (47.5 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,694 38.6% Liberal (13,953) 1,741 (4.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,29550.0%
Conservative9,50842.1%
Reconstruction1,7937.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,86757.1%
National Government8,90542.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,65254.1%
Liberal7,48434.8%
CCF2,39711.1%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,26548.6%
Liberal9,08543.0%
CCF1,7838.4%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,48253.7%
Liberal10,74346.3%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,82259.9%
Liberal7,28029.4%
Social Credit1,4075.7%
CCF1,2335.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,14668.4%
Liberal6,65626.6%
CCF1,0084.0%
Social Credit2521.0%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,56945.5%
Liberal12,49145.2%
NDP1,9367.0%
Social Credit6222.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,95748.5%
Liberal12,91044.9%
NDP1,1273.9%
Social Credit7572.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,34348.2%
Progressive Conservative12,30944.4%
NDP1,5305.5%
Social Credit5201.9%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,85644.5%
Progressive Conservative11,79940.9%
NDP4,22714.6%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,28151.0%
Liberal13,28939.2%
NDP3,3459.9%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,85147.0%
Liberal13,34939.6%
NDP4,37313.0%
Social Credit1260.4%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,18161.0%
Liberal9,27326.7%
NDP4,29312.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,84549.8%
Liberal12,41036.7%
NDP4,50813.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party570.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,30267.1%
Liberal6,79719.6%
NDP4,64613.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,69438.6%
Liberal13,95334.3%
NDP8,44720.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2,5296.2%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1940: Liberal margin 14.3 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 5.6 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 30.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 41.9 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 0.3 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1965: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1968: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 11.8 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 34.3 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 13.1 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 47.5 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988

Trend

ELGIN has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ELGIN in the 1988 general election?

Progressive Conservative won ELGIN in 1988 with 15,694 votes (38.6%), a margin of 1,741 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won ELGIN since 1935?

Since 1935, ELGIN has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in ELGIN?

The closest contested result on record for ELGIN was 1962, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 78 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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