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HAMILTON EAST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

HAMILTON EAST was won by Liberal at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 10,396 votes over Canadian Alliance. This page covers every general election in HAMILTON EAST from 1904 to 2000.

Full Election History, 1904–2000

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Conservative Conservative 2,786 51.9% Liberal (2,580) 206 (3.8 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,968 48.2% Liberal (1,876) 1,092 (17.7 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 4,981 67.4% Liberal (2,406) 2,575 (34.9 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 11,340 100.0% None (0) 11,340 (100.0 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 6,320 41.9% Progressive (4,824) 1,496 (9.9 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 15,669 77.7% Labour (2,286) 13,383 (66.4 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 13,444 75.0% Liberal (4,477) 8,967 (50.0 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 12,893 60.3% Liberal (8,142) 4,751 (22.2 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 10,078 35.9% Labour (7,288) 2,790 (9.9 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 14,053 47.4% National Government (11,716) 2,337 (7.9 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 13,176 37.5% Progressive Conservative (11,501) 1,675 (4.8 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 14,035 39.9% Progressive Conservative (11,155) 2,880 (8.2 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 11,622 45.2% Progressive Conservative (7,710) 3,912 (15.2 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,528 38.5% Liberal (8,511) 2,017 (7.4 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,046 51.3% Liberal (7,427) 7,619 (26.0 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 12,027 43.2% Progressive Conservative (8,437) 3,590 (12.9 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 13,167 46.9% Progressive Conservative (7,644) 5,523 (19.7 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 12,692 49.1% NDP (7,314) 5,378 (20.8 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 15,273 50.2% NDP (9,210) 6,063 (19.9 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 13,053 43.1% Progressive Conservative (8,601) 4,452 (14.7 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 15,298 54.4% NDP (6,532) 8,766 (31.2 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 14,579 38.1% NDP (11,783) 2,796 (7.3 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 15,430 41.8% NDP (12,627) 2,803 (7.6 pts)
1984 Liberal Liberal 14,533 37.9% NDP (11,872) 2,661 (6.9 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 18,632 49.8% NDP (10,492) 8,140 (21.8 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 22,999 67.5% Reform (5,814) 17,185 (50.4 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 16,991 49.5% NDP (6,870) 10,121 (29.5 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 16,435 52.9% Canadian Alliance (6,039) 10,396 (33.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,78651.9%
Liberal2,58048.1%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,96848.2%
Liberal1,87630.4%
Labour1,32021.4%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,98167.4%
Liberal2,40632.6%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist11,340100.0%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,32041.9%
Progressive4,82432.0%
Labour2,27415.1%
Liberal1,66711.1%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative15,66977.7%
Labour2,28611.3%
Liberal2,20510.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,44475.0%
Liberal4,47725.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative12,89360.3%
Liberal8,14238.1%
Communist3431.6%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,07835.9%
Labour7,28826.0%
Reconstruction6,19722.1%
CCF4,50616.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,05347.4%
National Government11,71639.5%
CCF3,19010.8%
Communist6952.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,17637.5%
Progressive Conservative11,50132.8%
CCF8,70524.8%
Labor-Progressive1,4804.2%
Labour2410.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,03539.9%
Progressive Conservative11,15531.7%
CCF8,30223.6%
Labor-Progressive1,4134.0%
Labour3070.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,62245.2%
Progressive Conservative7,71030.0%
CCF5,64822.0%
Labor-Progressive7212.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,52838.5%
Liberal8,51131.2%
CCF7,36727.0%
Social Credit9163.4%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,04651.3%
Liberal7,42725.3%
CCF6,31521.5%
Labor-Progressive5371.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,02743.2%
Progressive Conservative8,43730.3%
NDP7,35326.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,16746.9%
Progressive Conservative7,64427.2%
NDP7,01525.0%
Social Credit2400.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,69249.1%
NDP7,31428.3%
Progressive Conservative5,72522.2%
Social Credit1030.4%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,27350.2%
NDP9,21030.3%
Progressive Conservative5,63318.5%
Communist2971.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,05343.1%
Progressive Conservative8,60128.4%
NDP8,35127.6%
Independent1510.5%
Social Credit1080.4%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,29854.4%
NDP6,53223.2%
Progressive Conservative6,00421.4%
Communist1570.6%
Social Credit620.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party520.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,57938.1%
NDP11,78330.8%
Progressive Conservative11,64230.4%
Libertarian Party of Canada1720.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party710.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,43041.8%
NDP12,62734.2%
Progressive Conservative8,58723.3%
Communist1590.4%
Independent580.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party470.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,53337.9%
NDP11,87230.9%
Progressive Conservative11,71130.5%
Social Credit1020.3%
Communist870.2%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada590.2%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,63249.8%
NDP10,49228.0%
Progressive Conservative8,01521.4%
Independent1410.4%
Communist1330.4%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,99967.5%
Reform5,81417.1%
Progressive Conservative2,3246.8%
NDP2,2626.6%
National Party of Canada4251.2%
Independent1170.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party720.2%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada510.1%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,99149.5%
NDP6,87020.0%
Reform5,71616.6%
Progressive Conservative3,91311.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada3761.1%
Independent3120.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party1600.5%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,43552.9%
Canadian Alliance6,03919.4%
NDP4,11113.2%
Progressive Conservative3,32110.7%
Marijuana Party5751.8%
Independent2700.9%
Communist1440.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1050.3%
Natural Law Party of Canada970.3%

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.

1904: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1908: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1911: Conservative margin 34.9 pts 1917: Unionist margin 100.0 pts 1921: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1925: Conservative margin 66.4 pts 1926: Conservative margin 50.0 pts 1930: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 9.9 pts 1940: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1945: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1949: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1953: Liberal margin 15.2 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 26.0 pts 1962: Liberal margin 12.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 19.7 pts 1965: Liberal margin 20.8 pts 1968: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 1972: Liberal margin 14.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 31.2 pts 1979: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1980: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1984: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1988: Liberal margin 21.8 pts 1993: Liberal margin 50.4 pts 1997: Liberal margin 29.5 pts 2000: Liberal margin 33.4 pts 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000

Trend

HAMILTON EAST has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won HAMILTON EAST in the 2000 general election?

Liberal won HAMILTON EAST in 2000 with 16,435 votes (52.9%), a margin of 10,396 votes over Canadian Alliance in second place.

Which parties have won HAMILTON EAST since 1904?

Since 1904, HAMILTON EAST has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in HAMILTON EAST?

The closest contested result on record for HAMILTON EAST was 1904, when Conservative beat Liberal by 206 votes (3.8 percentage points).

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