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Kent — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

Kent was won by Liberal at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 17,559 votes over Reform. This page covers every general election in Kent from 1867 to 1993.

Full Election History, 1867–1993

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 1,524 39.8% Unknown (1,427) 97 (2.5 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 1,874 37.6% Unknown (1,730) 144 (2.9 pts)
1874 Conservative Conservative 1,895 29.8% Unknown (1,823) 72 (1.1 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 2,502 38.4% Unknown (1,969) 533 (8.2 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 2,223 34.3% Unknown (2,066) 157 (2.4 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,982 51.0% Conservative (2,870) 112 (1.9 pts)
1891 Liberal Liberal 3,138 54.1% Conservative (2,662) 476 (8.2 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 3,315 51.2% Conservative (3,158) 157 (2.4 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 3,390 51.7% Conservative (3,173) 217 (3.3 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,078 49.5% Conservative (1,979) 99 (2.4 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,580 58.1% Conservative (1,860) 720 (16.2 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,334 52.3% Liberal (2,129) 205 (4.6 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 7,402 49.2% Independent Liberal (6,313) 1,089 (7.2 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 11,093 47.0% Progressive (7,211) 3,882 (16.5 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 8,396 40.6% Liberal (7,833) 563 (2.7 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 12,315 53.8% Conservative (10,578) 1,737 (7.6 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 12,179 53.1% Conservative (10,765) 1,414 (6.2 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 11,281 51.5% Reconstruction (7,588) 3,693 (16.9 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 11,629 51.5% Liberal (10,945) 684 (3.0 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,706 51.9% Liberal (10,490) 2,216 (9.0 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 14,903 47.5% Progressive Conservative (12,444) 2,459 (7.8 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 15,532 59.7% Progressive Conservative (10,496) 5,036 (19.3 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 13,977 52.4% Progressive Conservative (10,907) 3,070 (11.5 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 17,348 55.9% Liberal (13,005) 4,343 (14.0 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 15,362 50.0% Progressive Conservative (14,280) 1,082 (3.5 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,381 47.8% Liberal (15,179) 202 (0.6 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,472 50.5% Liberal (13,667) 1,805 (5.9 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,007 51.8% Liberal (11,713) 6,294 (18.1 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 15,140 43.0% Progressive Conservative (14,293) 847 (2.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,279 48.8% Liberal (13,027) 5,252 (14.0 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 15,835 40.0% Progressive Conservative (13,835) 2,000 (5.1 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 23,177 63.8% Reform (5,618) 17,559 (48.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,52439.8%
Unknown1,42737.3%
Liberal87622.9%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,87437.6%
Unknown1,73034.7%
Liberal1,38127.7%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,89529.8%
Unknown1,82328.7%
Independent1,57024.7%
Liberal1,07216.9%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,50238.4%
Unknown1,96930.2%
Liberal-Conservative81012.4%
Liberal72611.1%
Independent5107.8%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,22334.3%
Unknown2,06631.9%
Liberal-Conservative1,41221.8%
Liberal77311.9%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,98251.0%
Conservative2,87049.0%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,13854.1%
Conservative2,66245.9%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,31551.2%
Conservative3,15848.8%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,39051.7%
Conservative3,17348.3%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,07849.5%
Conservative1,97947.2%
Independent Liberal1383.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,58058.1%
Conservative1,86041.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,33452.3%
Liberal2,12947.7%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition7,40249.2%
Independent Liberal6,31342.0%
Unionist1,3238.8%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,09347.0%
Progressive7,21130.6%
Conservative5,28822.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,39640.6%
Liberal7,83337.9%
Unknown4,46121.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,31553.8%
Conservative10,57846.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,17953.1%
Conservative10,76546.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,28151.5%
Reconstruction7,58834.6%
Conservative1,5937.3%
Independent1,4426.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government11,62951.5%
Liberal10,94548.5%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,70651.9%
Liberal10,49042.8%
CCF1,2915.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,90347.5%
Progressive Conservative12,44439.7%
Independent Liberal3,0849.8%
CCF9493.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,53259.7%
Progressive Conservative10,49640.3%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,97752.4%
Progressive Conservative10,90740.9%
Social Credit1,7926.7%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative17,34855.9%
Liberal13,00541.9%
Social Credit6612.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,36250.0%
Progressive Conservative14,28046.5%
Social Credit6292.0%
Independent Liberal4411.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,38147.8%
Liberal15,17947.2%
NDP9242.9%
Social Credit7052.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,47250.5%
Liberal13,66744.6%
NDP1,5124.9%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,00751.8%
Liberal11,71333.7%
NDP5,04714.5%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,14043.0%
Progressive Conservative14,29340.6%
NDP5,75816.4%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,27948.8%
Liberal13,02734.8%
NDP6,13816.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,83540.0%
Progressive Conservative13,83535.0%
NDP7,94820.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1,9424.9%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,17763.8%
Reform5,61815.5%
Progressive Conservative5,01513.8%
NDP1,3683.8%
National Party of Canada1,0142.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada1460.4%

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.

1867: Conservative margin 2.5 pts 1872: Conservative margin 2.9 pts 1874: Conservative margin 1.1 pts 1878: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1882: Conservative margin 2.4 pts 1887: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1891: Liberal margin 8.2 pts 1896: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1900: Liberal margin 3.3 pts 1904: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1908: Liberal margin 16.2 pts 1911: Conservative margin 4.6 pts 1917: Opposition margin 7.2 pts 1921: Liberal margin 16.5 pts 1925: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1926: Liberal margin 7.6 pts 1930: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1935: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 1940: National Government margin 3.0 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1949: Liberal margin 7.8 pts 1953: Liberal margin 19.3 pts 1957: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1962: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 5.9 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 18.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 14.0 pts 1988: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1993: Liberal margin 48.3 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993

Trend

Kent has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kent in the 1993 general election?

Liberal won Kent in 1993 with 23,177 votes (63.8%), a margin of 17,559 votes over Reform in second place.

Which parties have won Kent since 1867?

Since 1867, Kent has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Kent?

The closest contested result on record for Kent was 1963, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 202 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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