Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Gatineau was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 13,989 votes over Bloc Québécois. This page covers every general election in Gatineau from 1949 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1949–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1949
Liberal
Liberal
9,865
65.7%
Progressive Conservative (4,448)
5,417 (36.1 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
10,759
65.8%
Progressive Conservative (4,932)
5,827 (35.6 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
10,770
58.8%
Progressive Conservative (5,522)
5,248 (28.6 pts)
1958
Liberal
Liberal
10,840
52.3%
Progressive Conservative (9,004)
1,836 (8.9 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
10,135
42.2%
Progressive Conservative (7,983)
2,152 (9.0 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
11,589
46.6%
Social Credit (6,295)
5,294 (21.3 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
13,088
53.4%
Progressive Conservative (4,952)
8,136 (33.2 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
14,348
53.5%
Progressive Conservative (7,581)
6,767 (25.2 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
15,894
50.3%
Social Credit (9,469)
6,425 (20.3 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
19,513
60.1%
Social Credit (7,205)
12,308 (37.9 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
34,234
71.9%
Social Credit (6,206)
28,028 (58.9 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
35,437
78.6%
NDP (4,792)
30,645 (68.0 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,873
50.9%
Liberal (17,496)
8,377 (16.5 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
25,298
46.4%
Progressive Conservative (15,786)
9,512 (17.5 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
25,960
51.5%
Bloc Québécois (12,817)
13,143 (26.0 pts)
2004
Liberal
Liberal
19,198
42.1%
Bloc Québécois (18,368)
830 (1.8 pts)
2006
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
21,093
39.2%
Liberal (16,826)
4,267 (7.9 pts)
2008
Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
15,189
29.2%
NDP (13,612)
1,577 (3.0 pts)
2011
NDP
NDP
35,262
61.8%
Bloc Québécois (8,619)
26,643 (46.7 pts)
2015
Liberal
Liberal
31,076
53.8%
NDP (15,352)
15,724 (27.2 pts)
2019
Liberal
Liberal
29,084
52.1%
Bloc Québécois (11,926)
17,158 (30.8 pts)
2021
Liberal
Liberal
26,267
50.0%
Bloc Québécois (12,278)
13,989 (26.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,865
65.7%
Progressive Conservative
4,448
29.6%
Union of Electors
697
4.6%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,759
65.8%
Progressive Conservative
4,932
30.2%
CCF
662
4.0%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,770
58.8%
Progressive Conservative
5,522
30.1%
Independent Liberal
2,028
11.1%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,840
52.3%
Progressive Conservative
9,004
43.5%
Social Credit
878
4.2%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,135
42.2%
Progressive Conservative
7,983
33.3%
Social Credit
4,925
20.5%
NDP
963
4.0%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,589
46.6%
Social Credit
6,295
25.3%
Progressive Conservative
5,861
23.6%
NDP
1,102
4.4%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,088
53.4%
Progressive Conservative
4,952
20.2%
Social Credit
4,189
17.1%
NDP
1,543
6.3%
Independent Liberal
734
3.0%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,348
53.5%
Progressive Conservative
7,581
28.3%
Social Credit
3,711
13.8%
NDP
1,163
4.3%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,894
50.3%
Social Credit
9,469
30.0%
Progressive Conservative
4,163
13.2%
NDP
2,047
6.5%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,513
60.1%
Social Credit
7,205
22.2%
Progressive Conservative
3,944
12.2%
NDP
1,781
5.5%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
34,234
71.9%
Social Credit
6,206
13.0%
NDP
3,292
6.9%
Progressive Conservative
3,174
6.7%
Union Populaire
608
1.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
108
0.2%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
35,437
78.6%
NDP
4,792
10.6%
Progressive Conservative
3,134
7.0%
Social Credit
975
2.2%
Rhinoceros
640
1.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party
108
0.2%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,873
50.9%
Liberal
17,496
34.4%
NDP
6,543
12.9%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec
766
1.5%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
142
0.3%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,298
46.4%
Progressive Conservative
15,786
29.0%
Bloc Québécois
11,391
20.9%
NDP
982
1.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada
448
0.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
445
0.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party
150
0.3%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,960
51.5%
Bloc Québécois
12,817
25.4%
Canadian Alliance
5,069
10.0%
Progressive Conservative
3,619
7.2%
NDP
1,763
3.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada
472
0.9%
Independent
389
0.8%
Independent
228
0.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party
139
0.3%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,198
42.1%
Bloc Québécois
18,368
40.3%
Conservative
3,461
7.6%
NDP
2,610
5.7%
Green
1,402
3.1%
Marijuana Party
453
1.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party
125
0.3%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
21,093
39.2%
Liberal
16,826
31.3%
Conservative
9,014
16.8%
NDP
5,354
10.0%
Green
1,456
2.7%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Bloc Québécois
15,189
29.2%
NDP
13,612
26.1%
Liberal
13,193
25.3%
Conservative
8,762
16.8%
Green
1,342
2.6%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
35,262
61.8%
Bloc Québécois
8,619
15.1%
Liberal
7,975
14.0%
Conservative
4,532
7.9%
Green
639
1.1%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
31,076
53.8%
NDP
15,352
26.6%
Bloc Québécois
5,455
9.4%
Conservative
4,733
8.2%
Green
942
1.6%
Independent
148
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party
94
0.2%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
29,084
52.1%
Bloc Québécois
11,926
21.4%
NDP
6,128
11.0%
Conservative
5,745
10.3%
Green
2,264
4.1%
People's Party
560
1.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
76
0.1%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
26,267
50.0%
Bloc Québécois
12,278
23.4%
Conservative
5,752
11.0%
NDP
4,508
8.6%
People's Party
2,264
4.3%
Green
783
1.5%
Free Party Canada
411
0.8%
Rhinoceros Party
178
0.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
56
0.1%
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.
Trend
Gatineau has been contested at 22 general elections on record since 1949. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Gatineau in the 2021 general election?
Liberal won Gatineau in 2021 with 26,267 votes (50.0%), a margin of 13,989 votes over Bloc Québécois in second place.
Which parties have won Gatineau since 1949?
Since 1949, Gatineau has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in Gatineau?
The closest contested result on record for Gatineau was 2004, when Liberal beat Bloc Québécois by 830 votes (1.8 percentage points).