GREENWOOD — Canadian Federal Election Results

GREENWOOD was won by NDP at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 116 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in GREENWOOD from 1935 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1935–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Conservative Conservative 11,183 40.4% Liberal (6,969) 4,214 (15.2 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 14,710 57.6% Liberal (7,397) 7,313 (28.6 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,475 48.9% Liberal (7,143) 6,332 (23.0 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,454 35.4% Liberal (10,291) 163 (0.6 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,702 44.0% Liberal (6,404) 3,298 (15.0 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,422 53.4% CCF (6,035) 6,387 (27.5 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,284 62.1% CCF (5,626) 10,658 (40.6 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 9,238 37.7% Progressive Conservative (8,694) 544 (2.2 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 9,421 39.1% Progressive Conservative (7,221) 2,200 (9.1 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 10,590 47.9% Liberal (5,952) 4,638 (21.0 pts)
1968 NDP NDP 12,117 37.7% Liberal (11,755) 362 (1.1 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 14,261 42.7% Progressive Conservative (11,190) 3,071 (9.2 pts)
1974 NDP NDP 11,038 34.7% Liberal (10,922) 116 (0.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative11,18340.4%
Liberal6,96925.2%
CCF4,81317.4%
Reconstruction4,72017.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government14,71057.6%
Liberal7,39729.0%
CCF3,43013.4%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,47548.9%
Liberal7,14325.9%
CCF6,49523.5%
Labor-Progressive4681.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,45435.4%
Liberal10,29134.9%
CCF8,77729.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,70244.0%
Liberal6,40429.0%
CCF5,33424.2%
Labor-Progressive6102.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,42253.4%
CCF6,03525.9%
Liberal4,80320.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,28462.1%
CCF5,62621.4%
Liberal4,32016.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP9,23837.7%
Progressive Conservative8,69435.5%
Liberal6,33825.9%
Social Credit2331.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP9,42139.1%
Progressive Conservative7,22130.0%
Liberal7,20729.9%
Social Credit2240.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP10,59047.9%
Liberal5,95226.9%
Progressive Conservative5,57325.2%

1968

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,11737.7%
Liberal11,75536.6%
Progressive Conservative8,26825.7%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP14,26142.7%
Progressive Conservative11,19033.5%
Liberal7,72223.1%
Social Credit1170.4%
Independent790.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
NDP11,03834.7%
Liberal10,92234.4%
Progressive Conservative9,58930.2%
Independent910.3%
Social Credit760.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party640.2%
Independent40.0%

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.

1935: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1940: National Government margin 28.6 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 23.0 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 40.6 pts 1962: NDP margin 2.2 pts 1963: NDP margin 9.1 pts 1965: NDP margin 21.0 pts 1968: NDP margin 1.1 pts 1972: NDP margin 9.2 pts 1974: NDP margin 0.4 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

GREENWOOD has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won GREENWOOD in the 1974 general election?

NDP won GREENWOOD in 1974 with 11,038 votes (34.7%), a margin of 116 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won GREENWOOD since 1935?

Since 1935, GREENWOOD has been won by: Conservative, NDP, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in GREENWOOD?

The closest contested result on record for GREENWOOD was 1974, when NDP beat Liberal by 116 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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