GREY--BRUCE — Canadian Federal Election Results

GREY--BRUCE was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 4,499 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in GREY--BRUCE from 1935 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1935–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 United Farmers of Ontario-Labour United Farmers of Ontario-Labour 7,210 40.0% Liberal (5,727) 1,483 (8.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,389 39.7% National Government (4,944) 1,445 (9.0 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 8,912 50.6% Progressive Conservative (7,582) 1,330 (7.5 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,528 59.4% Progressive Conservative (6,051) 4,477 (25.3 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,236 59.5% Progressive Conservative (6,279) 2,957 (19.1 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,707 58.5% Liberal (7,606) 3,101 (16.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,878 65.5% Liberal (6,248) 5,630 (31.1 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,514 57.5% Liberal (7,009) 3,505 (19.2 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,535 57.0% Liberal (6,981) 3,554 (19.2 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,138 58.0% Liberal (5,639) 4,499 (25.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers of Ontario-Labour7,21040.0%
Liberal5,72731.8%
Conservative5,10028.3%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,38939.7%
National Government4,94430.7%
United Farmers of Ontario-Labour4,76129.6%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,91250.6%
Progressive Conservative7,58243.0%
CCF1,1276.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,52859.4%
Progressive Conservative6,05134.2%
CCF1,1376.4%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,23659.5%
Progressive Conservative6,27940.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,70758.5%
Liberal7,60641.5%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,87865.5%
Liberal6,24834.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,51457.5%
Liberal7,00938.3%
NDP7634.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,53557.0%
Liberal6,98137.8%
Social Credit5663.1%
NDP3992.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,13858.0%
Liberal5,63932.3%
NDP1,7069.8%

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: United Farmers of Ontario-Labour margin 8.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1949: Liberal margin 25.3 pts 1953: Liberal margin 19.1 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 16.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 19.2 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 25.7 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

GREY--BRUCE has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: United Farmers of Ontario-Labour, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won GREY--BRUCE in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won GREY--BRUCE in 1965 with 10,138 votes (58.0%), a margin of 4,499 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won GREY--BRUCE since 1935?

Since 1935, GREY--BRUCE has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, United Farmers of Ontario-Labour.

What was the closest result in GREY--BRUCE?

The closest contested result on record for GREY--BRUCE was 1945, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 1,330 votes (7.5 percentage points).

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