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HAMILTON WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

HAMILTON WEST was won by Liberal at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 13,978 votes over Canadian Alliance. This page covers every general election in HAMILTON WEST from 1904 to 2000.

Full Election History, 1904–2000

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,345 51.8% Conservative (3,108) 237 (3.7 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 3,363 53.1% Liberal (2,969) 394 (6.2 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 4,390 58.7% Liberal (2,570) 1,820 (24.3 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,451 50.6% Labour (3,678) 2,773 (21.8 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 6,942 51.5% Progressive (4,990) 1,952 (14.5 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 13,875 84.0% Liberal (2,651) 11,224 (67.9 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 10,888 74.8% Liberal (3,665) 7,223 (49.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 10,978 63.6% Liberal (6,275) 4,703 (27.3 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 7,857 39.4% Reconstruction (5,065) 2,792 (14.0 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 13,965 55.9% National Government (11,032) 2,933 (11.7 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 11,439 40.2% Progressive Conservative (9,260) 2,179 (7.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,324 43.5% Progressive Conservative (9,252) 3,072 (10.8 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,016 47.5% Liberal (10,044) 2,972 (10.8 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,533 53.6% Liberal (9,964) 6,569 (21.3 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,863 64.7% Liberal (6,094) 13,769 (44.9 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,794 43.2% Liberal (11,047) 1,747 (5.9 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 13,701 44.2% Progressive Conservative (10,849) 2,852 (9.2 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 13,247 43.2% Progressive Conservative (10,888) 2,359 (7.7 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,580 40.4% Liberal (13,238) 342 (1.0 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,837 52.6% Liberal (12,204) 7,633 (20.3 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,421 45.2% Liberal (13,162) 2,259 (6.6 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,661 46.4% Liberal (13,859) 5,802 (13.7 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,500 38.6% Liberal (14,929) 571 (1.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,573 40.4% Liberal (12,379) 4,194 (10.2 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 16,598 37.8% Progressive Conservative (14,851) 1,747 (4.0 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 22,592 58.7% Reform (5,857) 16,735 (43.4 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 20,951 50.0% NDP (7,648) 13,303 (31.8 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 21,273 52.7% Canadian Alliance (7,295) 13,978 (34.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,34551.8%
Conservative3,10848.2%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,36353.1%
Liberal2,96946.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,39058.7%
Liberal2,57034.3%
Unknown5227.0%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,45150.6%
Labour3,67828.9%
Opposition2,61020.5%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,94251.5%
Progressive4,99037.0%
Liberal1,55711.5%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative13,87584.0%
Liberal2,65116.0%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,88874.8%
Liberal3,66525.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative10,97863.6%
Liberal6,27536.4%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,85739.4%
Reconstruction5,06525.4%
Liberal4,81724.2%
CCF2,20311.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,96555.9%
National Government11,03244.1%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,43940.2%
Progressive Conservative9,26032.5%
CCF6,72823.6%
Labor-Progressive1,0633.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,32443.5%
Progressive Conservative9,25232.7%
CCF6,74823.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,01647.5%
Liberal10,04436.6%
CCF4,35815.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,53353.6%
Liberal9,96432.3%
CCF4,36314.1%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,86364.7%
Liberal6,09419.9%
CCF4,74215.4%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,79443.2%
Liberal11,04737.3%
NDP5,32118.0%
Communist4211.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,70144.2%
Progressive Conservative10,84935.0%
NDP5,70918.4%
Social Credit4421.4%
Communist2830.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,24743.2%
Progressive Conservative10,88835.5%
NDP6,29720.6%
Social Credit1990.6%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,58040.4%
Liberal13,23839.4%
NDP6,80920.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,83752.6%
Liberal12,20432.4%
NDP5,42014.4%
Independent2180.6%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,42145.2%
Liberal13,16238.6%
NDP4,89014.3%
Social Credit3631.1%
Communist1380.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party1170.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,66146.4%
Liberal13,85932.7%
NDP8,51220.1%
Communist1610.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party1380.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,50038.6%
Liberal14,92937.1%
NDP9,33023.2%
Rhinoceros3040.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party1390.3%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,57340.4%
Liberal12,37930.2%
NDP11,50828.0%
Libertarian Party of Canada3000.7%
Communist1570.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1350.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,59837.8%
Progressive Conservative14,85133.9%
NDP11,19425.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada9352.1%
Independent1790.4%
Communist1030.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,59258.7%
Reform5,85715.2%
Progressive Conservative5,78915.0%
NDP3,1438.2%
National Party of Canada6061.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada3961.0%
Independent1340.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,95150.0%
NDP7,64818.3%
Progressive Conservative6,51015.5%
Reform6,28515.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada3230.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party1700.4%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,27352.7%
Canadian Alliance7,29518.1%
NDP5,30013.1%
Progressive Conservative5,02412.4%
Green6161.5%
Marijuana Party4371.1%
Independent1630.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada940.2%
Communist910.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party610.2%

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: Liberal margin 3.7 pts 1908: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1911: Conservative margin 24.3 pts 1917: Unionist margin 21.8 pts 1921: Conservative margin 14.5 pts 1925: Conservative margin 67.9 pts 1926: Conservative margin 49.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 27.3 pts 1935: Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 21.3 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 44.9 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1965: Liberal margin 7.7 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 20.3 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1988: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1993: Liberal margin 43.4 pts 1997: Liberal margin 31.8 pts 2000: Liberal margin 34.6 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 WEST has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1904. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won HAMILTON WEST in the 2000 general election?

Liberal won HAMILTON WEST in 2000 with 21,273 votes (52.7%), a margin of 13,978 votes over Canadian Alliance in second place.

Which parties have won HAMILTON WEST since 1904?

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

What was the closest result in HAMILTON WEST?

The closest contested result on record for HAMILTON WEST was 1968, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 342 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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