FRONTENAC — Canadian Federal Election Results

FRONTENAC was won by Bloc Québécois at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 11,963 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in FRONTENAC from 1867 to 1993.

Full Election History, 1867–1993

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 1,242 64.2% Unknown (693) 549 (28.4 pts)
1872 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Conservative Conservative 1,172 62.7% Unknown (696) 476 (25.5 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 958 86.9% Unknown (145) 813 (73.7 pts)
1882 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1887 Conservative Conservative 1,192 60.6% Liberal (776) 416 (21.1 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,427 53.9% Liberal (1,222) 205 (7.7 pts)
1896 Elected by acclamation (Patrons of Industry) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1900 Conservative Conservative 1,200 58.9% Independent (836) 364 (17.9 pts)
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,341 53.7% Liberal (2,020) 321 (7.4 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,184 55.2% Independent Conservative (1,772) 412 (10.4 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,629 59.7% Liberal (1,776) 853 (19.4 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 3,641 68.7% Opposition (1,658) 1,983 (37.4 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 4,780 51.2% Conservative (4,557) 223 (2.4 pts)
1968 Social Credit Social Credit 12,298 45.7% Liberal (9,863) 2,435 (9.1 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 12,014 40.6% Social Credit (11,950) 64 (0.2 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 14,236 75.2% Progressive Conservative (2,667) 11,569 (61.1 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 17,024 46.1% Social Credit (11,582) 5,442 (14.7 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 28,246 71.2% Liberal (9,154) 19,092 (48.1 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,872 73.6% Liberal (6,978) 18,894 (53.8 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 19,428 58.4% Liberal (7,465) 11,963 (36.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,24264.2%
Unknown69335.8%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,17262.7%
Unknown69637.3%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative95886.9%
Unknown14513.1%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,19260.6%
Liberal77639.4%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,42753.9%
Liberal1,22246.1%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,20058.9%
Independent83641.1%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,34153.7%
Liberal2,02046.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,18455.2%
Independent Conservative1,77244.8%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,62959.7%
Liberal1,77640.3%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist3,64168.7%
Opposition1,65831.3%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive4,78051.2%
Conservative4,55748.8%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit12,29845.7%
Liberal9,86336.7%
Progressive Conservative3,51013.0%
NDP1,2314.6%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,01440.6%
Social Credit11,95040.4%
Progressive Conservative5,63519.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,23675.2%
Progressive Conservative2,66714.1%
NDP2,03210.7%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,02446.1%
Social Credit11,58231.4%
Progressive Conservative7,14019.3%
NDP4921.3%
Rhinoceros4291.2%
Union Populaire1730.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party630.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,24671.2%
Liberal9,15423.1%
NDP1,0812.7%
Rhinoceros8232.1%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec3861.0%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,87273.6%
Liberal6,97819.9%
NDP1,7855.1%
Green5111.5%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois19,42858.4%
Liberal7,46522.4%
Progressive Conservative5,43116.3%
Green3791.1%
NDP3451.0%
Abolitionist Party of Canada2100.6%

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.

1867: Conservative margin 28.4 pts 1874: Conservative margin 25.5 pts 1878: Conservative margin 73.7 pts 1887: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1891: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1904: Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1908: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1911: Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1917: Unionist margin 37.4 pts 1921: Progressive margin 2.4 pts 1968: Social Credit margin 9.1 pts 1972: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1974: Liberal margin 61.1 pts 1979: Liberal margin 14.7 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 48.1 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 53.8 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 36.0 pts 1867 1874 1878 1887 1891 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1968 1972 1974 1979 1984 1988 1993

Trend

FRONTENAC has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Patrons of Industry, Unionist, Progressive, Social Credit, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won FRONTENAC in the 1993 general election?

Bloc Québécois won FRONTENAC in 1993 with 19,428 votes (58.4%), a margin of 11,963 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won FRONTENAC since 1867?

Since 1867, FRONTENAC has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Conservative, Liberal, Patrons of Industry, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Unionist.

What was the closest result in FRONTENAC?

The closest contested result on record for FRONTENAC was 1972, when Liberal beat Social Credit by 64 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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