KENORA--RAINY RIVER — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
KENORA--RAINY RIVER was won by Liberal at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 5,291 votes over Canadian Alliance. This page covers every general election in KENORA--RAINY RIVER from 1925 to 2000.
Full Election History, 1925–2000
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1925
Liberal
Liberal
3,898
46.6%
Conservative (3,707)
191 (2.3 pts)
1926
Liberal
Liberal
5,626
52.9%
Conservative (5,016)
610 (5.7 pts)
1930
Liberal
Liberal
6,313
52.1%
Unknown (5,811)
502 (4.1 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
8,271
56.6%
Conservative (2,837)
5,434 (37.2 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
10,595
55.6%
National Government (5,286)
5,309 (27.9 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
7,309
40.5%
Progressive Conservative (5,260)
2,049 (11.4 pts)
1949
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
11,297
56.0%
Progressive Conservative (5,024)
6,273 (31.1 pts)
1953
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
11,380
57.0%
Progressive Conservative (5,822)
5,558 (27.8 pts)
1957
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
10,701
47.6%
Progressive Conservative (7,087)
3,614 (16.1 pts)
1958
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
11,956
43.9%
Progressive Conservative (11,773)
183 (0.7 pts)
1962
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
15,412
55.7%
Progressive Conservative (7,123)
8,289 (29.9 pts)
1963
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
16,794
62.2%
Progressive Conservative (10,221)
6,573 (24.3 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
11,488
44.3%
Progressive Conservative (7,789)
3,699 (14.3 pts)
1968
Liberal Labour
Liberal Labour
10,144
49.5%
NDP (5,711)
4,433 (21.6 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
9,241
40.2%
Progressive Conservative (8,238)
1,003 (4.4 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
10,319
44.8%
Progressive Conservative (7,821)
2,498 (10.8 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
11,793
35.2%
NDP (10,844)
949 (2.8 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
14,688
42.3%
NDP (14,322)
366 (1.1 pts)
1984
NDP
NDP
13,319
37.1%
Progressive Conservative (12,699)
620 (1.7 pts)
1988
Liberal
Liberal
13,313
38.3%
NDP (12,102)
1,211 (3.5 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
22,409
64.8%
Reform (7,109)
15,300 (44.3 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
14,084
41.9%
Reform (9,782)
4,302 (12.8 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
14,416
45.2%
Canadian Alliance (9,125)
5,291 (16.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,898
46.6%
Conservative
3,707
44.3%
Farmer-Labour
762
9.1%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,626
52.9%
Conservative
5,016
47.1%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,313
52.1%
Unknown
5,811
47.9%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,271
56.6%
Conservative
2,837
19.4%
CCF
2,169
14.9%
Reconstruction
1,326
9.1%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,595
55.6%
National Government
5,286
27.7%
CCF
3,173
16.7%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,309
40.5%
Progressive Conservative
5,260
29.2%
CCF
4,762
26.4%
Labor-Progressive
705
3.9%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
11,297
56.0%
Progressive Conservative
5,024
24.9%
CCF
3,869
19.2%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
11,380
57.0%
Progressive Conservative
5,822
29.1%
CCF
2,411
12.1%
Independent
369
1.8%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
10,701
47.6%
Progressive Conservative
7,087
31.5%
CCF
4,689
20.9%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
11,956
43.9%
Progressive Conservative
11,773
43.3%
CCF
3,487
12.8%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
15,412
55.7%
Progressive Conservative
7,123
25.7%
NDP
5,157
18.6%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
16,794
62.2%
Progressive Conservative
10,221
37.8%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,488
44.3%
Progressive Conservative
7,789
30.0%
NDP
6,650
25.6%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal Labour
10,144
49.5%
NDP
5,711
27.8%
Progressive Conservative
4,655
22.7%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,241
40.2%
Progressive Conservative
8,238
35.8%
NDP
5,263
22.9%
Independent
272
1.2%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,319
44.8%
Progressive Conservative
7,821
34.0%
NDP
4,894
21.2%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,793
35.2%
NDP
10,844
32.3%
Progressive Conservative
10,555
31.5%
Social Credit
253
0.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party
99
0.3%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,688
42.3%
NDP
14,322
41.3%
Progressive Conservative
5,571
16.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party
120
0.3%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
13,319
37.1%
Progressive Conservative
12,699
35.3%
Liberal
9,928
27.6%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,313
38.3%
NDP
12,102
34.8%
Progressive Conservative
7,496
21.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,477
4.2%
Rhinoceros
394
1.1%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
22,409
64.8%
Reform
7,109
20.6%
NDP
2,194
6.3%
Progressive Conservative
2,072
6.0%
National Party of Canada
608
1.8%
Independent
167
0.5%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,084
41.9%
Reform
9,782
29.1%
NDP
6,922
20.6%
Progressive Conservative
2,799
8.3%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,416
45.2%
Canadian Alliance
9,125
28.6%
NDP
6,868
21.5%
Progressive Conservative
1,476
4.6%
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.
Trend
KENORA--RAINY RIVER has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Liberal Labour, NDP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won KENORA--RAINY RIVER in the 2000 general election?
Liberal won KENORA--RAINY RIVER in 2000 with 14,416 votes (45.2%), a margin of 5,291 votes over Canadian Alliance in second place.
Which parties have won KENORA--RAINY RIVER since 1925?
Since 1925, KENORA--RAINY RIVER has been won by: Liberal, Liberal Labour, NDP.
What was the closest result in KENORA--RAINY RIVER?
The closest contested result on record for KENORA--RAINY RIVER was 1958, when Liberal Labour beat Progressive Conservative by 183 votes (0.7 percentage points).