GAMELIN — Canadian Federal Election Results

GAMELIN was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 3,379 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in GAMELIN from 1968 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1968–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Liberal Liberal 19,051 54.9% Progressive Conservative (8,866) 10,185 (29.3 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 20,860 51.9% Social Credit (7,135) 13,725 (34.2 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 20,698 60.0% Progressive Conservative (6,557) 14,141 (41.0 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 30,567 67.9% Social Credit (5,247) 25,320 (56.3 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 29,232 72.6% NDP (4,506) 24,726 (61.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,870 44.5% Liberal (17,491) 3,379 (7.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,05154.9%
Progressive Conservative8,86625.5%
NDP5,21015.0%
Social Credit8732.5%
Parti de la Démocratisation Économique3651.1%
Independent3581.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,86051.9%
Social Credit7,13517.8%
Progressive Conservative7,06617.6%
NDP5,11912.7%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,69860.0%
Progressive Conservative6,55719.0%
Social Credit3,68410.7%
NDP3,2349.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party3441.0%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal30,56767.9%
Social Credit5,24711.7%
Progressive Conservative4,71110.5%
NDP2,7536.1%
Rhinoceros1,3072.9%
Union Populaire2280.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1850.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal29,23272.6%
NDP4,50611.2%
Progressive Conservative3,2458.1%
Rhinoceros1,6404.1%
Social Credit1,1622.9%
Independent2080.5%
Union Populaire1810.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party870.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,87044.5%
Liberal17,49137.3%
NDP4,73010.1%
Rhinoceros1,6593.5%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec1,3132.8%
Green7201.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada960.2%

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.

1968: Liberal margin 29.3 pts 1972: Liberal margin 34.2 pts 1974: Liberal margin 41.0 pts 1979: Liberal margin 56.3 pts 1980: Liberal margin 61.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 7.2 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

GAMELIN has been contested at 6 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won GAMELIN in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won GAMELIN in 1984 with 20,870 votes (44.5%), a margin of 3,379 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won GAMELIN since 1968?

Since 1968, GAMELIN has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in GAMELIN?

The closest contested result on record for GAMELIN was 1984, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 3,379 votes (7.2 percentage points).

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