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FORT WILLIAM — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

FORT WILLIAM was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 5,695 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in FORT WILLIAM from 1925 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1925–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Conservative Conservative 6,205 68.7% Liberal (2,830) 3,375 (37.4 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 5,173 67.9% Labour (2,440) 2,733 (35.9 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,939 64.3% Liberal (3,262) 3,677 (34.1 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 5,481 39.7% Conservative (4,565) 916 (6.6 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,504 49.9% National Government (6,768) 1,736 (10.2 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 7,209 38.4% CCF (5,858) 1,351 (7.2 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 9,569 45.8% Progressive Conservative (5,751) 3,818 (18.3 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 10,402 52.6% Progressive Conservative (5,030) 5,372 (27.1 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 8,552 38.2% Progressive Conservative (7,926) 626 (2.8 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 9,915 39.8% Progressive Conservative (9,798) 117 (0.5 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 12,229 48.1% Progressive Conservative (7,108) 5,121 (20.2 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 11,765 44.7% NDP (7,619) 4,146 (15.8 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 12,432 47.5% NDP (8,993) 3,439 (13.1 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 10,635 42.0% NDP (7,394) 3,241 (12.8 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 11,545 39.4% Progressive Conservative (10,263) 1,282 (4.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 13,789 48.8% NDP (8,094) 5,695 (20.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,20568.7%
Liberal2,83031.3%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,17367.9%
Labour2,44032.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,93964.3%
Liberal3,26230.2%
Independent5945.5%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,48139.7%
Conservative4,56533.1%
Reconstruction2,03014.7%
CCF1,63511.9%
Independent780.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,50449.9%
National Government6,76839.7%
CCF1,77810.4%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,20938.4%
CCF5,85831.2%
Progressive Conservative4,94526.3%
Labor-Progressive7724.1%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,56945.8%
Progressive Conservative5,75127.5%
CCF4,83023.1%
Labor-Progressive7463.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,40252.6%
Progressive Conservative5,03025.4%
CCF3,84719.4%
Labor-Progressive5082.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,55238.2%
Progressive Conservative7,92635.4%
CCF5,90326.4%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,91539.8%
Progressive Conservative9,79839.4%
CCF4,95319.9%
Labor-Progressive2240.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,22948.1%
Progressive Conservative7,10828.0%
NDP5,71322.5%
Social Credit3611.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,76544.7%
NDP7,61929.0%
Progressive Conservative6,61825.2%
Social Credit3091.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,43247.5%
NDP8,99334.3%
Progressive Conservative4,77318.2%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,63542.0%
NDP7,39429.2%
Progressive Conservative7,28428.8%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,54539.4%
Progressive Conservative10,26335.0%
NDP7,49725.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,78948.8%
NDP8,09428.7%
Progressive Conservative6,12921.7%
Communist1490.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party720.3%

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.

1925: Conservative margin 37.4 pts 1926: Conservative margin 35.9 pts 1930: Conservative margin 34.1 pts 1935: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1940: Liberal margin 10.2 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 18.3 pts 1953: Liberal margin 27.1 pts 1957: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1958: Liberal margin 0.5 pts 1962: Liberal margin 20.2 pts 1963: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1965: Liberal margin 13.1 pts 1968: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1972: Liberal margin 4.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 20.2 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

FORT WILLIAM has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won FORT WILLIAM in the 1974 general election?

Liberal won FORT WILLIAM in 1974 with 13,789 votes (48.8%), a margin of 5,695 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won FORT WILLIAM since 1925?

Since 1925, FORT WILLIAM has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in FORT WILLIAM?

The closest contested result on record for FORT WILLIAM was 1958, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 117 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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