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ESSEX SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

ESSEX SOUTH was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 2,815 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in ESSEX SOUTH from 1882 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1882–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,475 51.0% Unknown (1,415) 60 (2.1 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,184 50.4% Conservative (2,152) 32 (0.7 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 2,390 50.6% Conservative (2,333) 57 (1.2 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 2,426 51.9% Conservative (2,244) 182 (3.9 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,539 50.8% Conservative (2,456) 83 (1.7 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,193 53.5% Conservative (2,780) 413 (6.9 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,334 56.1% Conservative (2,611) 723 (12.2 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 2,946 51.8% Conservative (2,745) 201 (3.5 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 3,645 51.2% Opposition (3,476) 169 (2.4 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 4,968 40.1% Progressive (4,455) 513 (4.1 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 6,851 53.2% Liberal (6,017) 834 (6.5 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 6,761 51.2% Liberal (6,438) 323 (2.4 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,261 56.8% Liberal (6,281) 1,980 (13.6 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 5,592 42.9% Conservative (4,889) 703 (5.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 7,624 58.3% National Government (5,457) 2,167 (16.6 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 7,875 49.3% Progressive Conservative (7,540) 335 (2.1 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,427 53.4% Progressive Conservative (9,110) 1,317 (6.7 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 10,620 58.9% Progressive Conservative (7,420) 3,200 (17.7 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,006 48.4% Liberal (9,580) 426 (2.1 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,326 61.2% Liberal (8,222) 6,104 (26.1 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 11,397 48.6% Progressive Conservative (10,409) 988 (4.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 12,947 50.7% Progressive Conservative (12,178) 769 (3.0 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 12,887 53.1% Progressive Conservative (10,072) 2,815 (11.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,47551.0%
Unknown1,41549.0%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,18450.4%
Conservative2,15249.6%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,39050.6%
Conservative2,33349.4%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,42651.9%
Conservative2,24448.1%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,53950.8%
Conservative2,45649.2%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,19353.5%
Conservative2,78046.5%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,33456.1%
Conservative2,61143.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,94651.8%
Conservative2,74548.2%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist3,64551.2%
Opposition3,47648.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,96840.1%
Progressive4,45536.0%
Conservative2,95323.9%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,85153.2%
Liberal6,01746.8%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,76151.2%
Liberal6,43848.8%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,26156.8%
Liberal6,28143.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,59242.9%
Conservative4,88937.5%
Unknown2,56319.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,62458.3%
National Government5,45741.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,87549.3%
Progressive Conservative7,54047.2%
CCF5743.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,42753.4%
Progressive Conservative9,11046.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,62058.9%
Progressive Conservative7,42041.1%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,00648.4%
Liberal9,58046.3%
CCF7753.7%
Social Credit3111.5%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,32661.2%
Liberal8,22235.1%
CCF8613.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,39748.6%
Progressive Conservative10,40944.4%
NDP1,3425.7%
Unknown2841.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,94750.7%
Progressive Conservative12,17847.7%
Social Credit4191.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,88753.1%
Progressive Conservative10,07241.5%
NDP1,3295.5%

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.

1882: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1887: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1891: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 1896: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1904: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1908: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1911: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1917: Unionist margin 2.4 pts 1921: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1925: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1926: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1930: Conservative margin 13.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 5.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1945: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1949: Liberal margin 6.7 pts 1953: Liberal margin 17.7 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1962: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 3.0 pts 1965: Liberal margin 11.6 pts 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

ESSEX SOUTH has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1882. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won ESSEX SOUTH in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won ESSEX SOUTH in 1965 with 12,887 votes (53.1%), a margin of 2,815 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won ESSEX SOUTH since 1882?

Since 1882, ESSEX SOUTH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in ESSEX SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for ESSEX SOUTH was 1887, when Liberal beat Conservative by 32 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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