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GLOUCESTER — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

GLOUCESTER was won by Liberal at the 1988 general election, with a margin of 3,530 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in GLOUCESTER from 1867 to 1988.

Full Election History, 1867–1988

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal Liberal 1,061 61.3% Unknown (671) 390 (22.5 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 1,436 80.9% Unknown (339) 1,097 (61.8 pts)
1874 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1878 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,205 52.2% Unknown (564) 641 (27.8 pts)
1887 Conservative Conservative 1,908 56.1% Liberal (1,492) 416 (12.2 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,943 55.3% Liberal (1,571) 372 (10.6 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 1,947 50.9% Liberal (1,140) 807 (21.1 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,311 60.0% Conservative (1,315) 996 (25.8 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,705 63.7% Conservative (1,539) 1,166 (27.5 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,581 55.2% Conservative (2,094) 487 (10.4 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 3,172 59.3% Conservative (2,180) 992 (18.5 pts)
1917 Elected by acclamation (Opposition) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1921 Liberal Liberal 7,671 73.0% Conservative (2,842) 4,829 (45.9 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 6,254 54.3% Conservative (5,272) 982 (8.5 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 7,992 55.8% Conservative (6,333) 1,659 (11.6 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 7,716 50.8% Conservative (7,460) 256 (1.7 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 11,816 75.0% Conservative (2,962) 8,854 (56.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 10,451 65.7% National Government (5,447) 5,004 (31.5 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 11,683 62.4% Independent (6,423) 5,260 (28.1 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 14,759 69.8% Progressive Conservative (6,391) 8,368 (39.6 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 13,330 57.6% Progressive Conservative (9,542) 3,788 (16.4 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 13,052 57.9% Progressive Conservative (9,502) 3,550 (15.7 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 13,112 52.8% Progressive Conservative (11,705) 1,407 (5.7 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 13,519 57.1% Progressive Conservative (10,174) 3,345 (14.1 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 13,344 57.5% Social Credit (5,365) 7,979 (34.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 14,121 60.6% Progressive Conservative (6,351) 7,770 (33.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 12,196 55.0% Progressive Conservative (8,960) 3,236 (14.6 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 14,212 50.6% Progressive Conservative (6,914) 7,298 (26.0 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 16,195 57.1% Progressive Conservative (6,571) 9,624 (33.9 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 18,387 51.6% Progressive Conservative (13,872) 4,515 (12.7 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 22,229 64.3% Progressive Conservative (6,846) 15,383 (44.5 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,524 55.1% Liberal (16,378) 7,146 (16.7 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 20,251 51.7% Progressive Conservative (16,721) 3,530 (9.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,06161.3%
Unknown67138.7%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,43680.9%
Unknown33919.1%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,20552.2%
Unknown56424.4%
Liberal54023.4%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,90856.1%
Liberal1,49243.9%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,94355.3%
Liberal1,57144.7%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,94750.9%
Liberal1,14029.8%
Independent73619.3%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,31160.0%
Conservative1,31534.1%
Independent2285.9%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,70563.7%
Conservative1,53936.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,58155.2%
Conservative2,09444.8%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,17259.3%
Conservative2,18040.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,67173.0%
Conservative2,84227.0%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,25454.3%
Conservative5,27245.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,99255.8%
Conservative6,33344.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,71650.8%
Conservative7,46049.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,81675.0%
Conservative2,96218.8%
Reconstruction9856.2%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,45165.7%
National Government5,44734.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,68362.4%
Independent6,42334.3%
CCF6093.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,75969.8%
Progressive Conservative6,39130.2%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,33057.6%
Progressive Conservative9,54241.2%
CCF2761.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,05257.9%
Progressive Conservative9,50242.1%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,11252.8%
Progressive Conservative11,70547.2%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,51957.1%
Progressive Conservative10,17442.9%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,34457.5%
Social Credit5,36523.1%
Progressive Conservative4,51519.4%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,12160.6%
Progressive Conservative6,35127.3%
NDP2,82612.1%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,19655.0%
Progressive Conservative8,96040.4%
NDP1,0074.5%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,21250.6%
Progressive Conservative6,91424.6%
Social Credit4,48716.0%
Independent1,1093.9%
Independent8393.0%
NDP5211.9%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,19557.1%
Progressive Conservative6,57123.1%
Social Credit3,93513.9%
NDP1,6855.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,38751.6%
Progressive Conservative13,87238.9%
NDP3,3669.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,22964.3%
Progressive Conservative6,84619.8%
NDP4,48413.0%
Rhinoceros7362.1%
Independent1970.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party590.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,52455.1%
Liberal16,37838.4%
NDP2,1885.1%
Independent5841.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,25151.7%
Progressive Conservative16,72142.7%
NDP2,1635.5%

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.

1867: Liberal margin 22.5 pts 1872: Liberal margin 61.8 pts 1882: Conservative margin 27.8 pts 1887: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1891: Conservative margin 10.6 pts 1896: Conservative margin 21.1 pts 1900: Liberal margin 25.8 pts 1904: Liberal margin 27.5 pts 1908: Liberal margin 10.4 pts 1911: Liberal margin 18.5 pts 1921: Liberal margin 45.9 pts 1925: Liberal margin 8.5 pts 1926: Liberal margin 11.6 pts 1930: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1935: Liberal margin 56.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 31.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 28.1 pts 1949: Liberal margin 39.6 pts 1953: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1957: Liberal margin 15.7 pts 1958: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1962: Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1963: Liberal margin 34.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 33.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 14.6 pts 1972: Liberal margin 26.0 pts 1974: Liberal margin 33.9 pts 1979: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1980: Liberal margin 44.5 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1988: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1867 1872 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988

Trend

GLOUCESTER has been contested at 34 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won GLOUCESTER in the 1988 general election?

Liberal won GLOUCESTER in 1988 with 20,251 votes (51.7%), a margin of 3,530 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won GLOUCESTER since 1867?

Since 1867, GLOUCESTER has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in GLOUCESTER?

The closest contested result on record for GLOUCESTER was 1930, when Liberal beat Conservative by 256 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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