Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
KING'S was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 140 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in KING'S from 1867 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1867–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1867
Liberal
Liberal
1,303
54.6%
Unknown (1,083)
220 (9.2 pts)
1872
Conservative
Conservative
1,507
59.1%
Unknown (1,044)
463 (18.1 pts)
1874
Conservative
Conservative
1,651
54.3%
Independent (1,389)
262 (8.6 pts)
1878
Conservative
Conservative
1,786
55.2%
Independent (1,452)
334 (10.3 pts)
1882
Conservative
Conservative
1,536
100.0%
None (0)
1,536 (100.0 pts)
1887
Conservative
Conservative
2,237
55.9%
Independent (1,762)
475 (11.9 pts)
1891
Conservative
Conservative
1,931
51.0%
Independent (1,858)
73 (1.9 pts)
1896
Liberal
Liberal
2,389
55.2%
Conservative (1,939)
450 (10.4 pts)
1900
Conservative
Conservative
2,566
51.8%
Liberal (2,383)
183 (3.7 pts)
1904
Liberal
Liberal
2,653
50.5%
Conservative (2,596)
57 (1.1 pts)
1908
Conservative
Conservative
2,672
51.8%
Liberal (2,490)
182 (3.5 pts)
1911
Liberal
Liberal
2,538
50.1%
Conservative (2,524)
14 (0.3 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
2,889
50.5%
Opposition (2,837)
52 (0.9 pts)
1921
Liberal
Liberal
3,829
43.9%
Conservative (3,008)
821 (9.4 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
3,758
52.3%
Liberal (3,422)
336 (4.7 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
4,329
50.6%
Liberal (4,229)
100 (1.2 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
4,719
51.8%
Liberal (4,391)
328 (3.6 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
5,895
61.1%
Conservative (3,510)
2,385 (24.7 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
4,997
55.0%
National Government (4,081)
916 (10.1 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
4,655
50.3%
Progressive Conservative (4,282)
373 (4.0 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
5,079
53.1%
Progressive Conservative (4,482)
597 (6.2 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
4,750
52.1%
Progressive Conservative (4,373)
377 (4.1 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
4,598
52.1%
Liberal (4,146)
452 (5.1 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
5,018
56.4%
Liberal (3,884)
1,134 (12.7 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
4,548
48.4%
Liberal (4,383)
165 (1.8 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
4,705
51.9%
Progressive Conservative (4,304)
401 (4.4 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
4,591
50.2%
Liberal (4,451)
140 (1.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1867
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,303
54.6%
Unknown
1,083
45.4%
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,507
59.1%
Unknown
1,044
40.9%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,651
54.3%
Independent
1,389
45.7%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,786
55.2%
Independent
1,452
44.8%
1882
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,536
100.0%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,237
55.9%
Independent
1,762
44.1%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,931
51.0%
Independent
1,858
49.0%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,389
55.2%
Conservative
1,939
44.8%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,566
51.8%
Liberal
2,383
48.2%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,653
50.5%
Conservative
2,596
49.5%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,672
51.8%
Liberal
2,490
48.2%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,538
50.1%
Conservative
2,524
49.9%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
2,889
50.5%
Opposition
2,837
49.5%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,829
43.9%
Conservative
3,008
34.5%
Progressive
1,877
21.5%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,758
52.3%
Liberal
3,422
47.7%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,329
50.6%
Liberal
4,229
49.4%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,719
51.8%
Liberal
4,391
48.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,895
61.1%
Conservative
3,510
36.4%
Reconstruction
249
2.6%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,997
55.0%
National Government
4,081
45.0%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,655
50.3%
Progressive Conservative
4,282
46.3%
CCF
317
3.4%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,079
53.1%
Progressive Conservative
4,482
46.9%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,750
52.1%
Progressive Conservative
4,373
47.9%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
4,598
52.1%
Liberal
4,146
46.9%
CCF
87
1.0%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
5,018
56.4%
Liberal
3,884
43.6%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
4,548
48.4%
Liberal
4,383
46.6%
NDP
467
5.0%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,705
51.9%
Progressive Conservative
4,304
47.4%
NDP
62
0.7%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
4,591
50.2%
Liberal
4,451
48.7%
NDP
106
1.2%
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.
Trend
KING'S has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won KING'S in the 1965 general election?
Progressive Conservative won KING'S in 1965 with 4,591 votes (50.2%), a margin of 140 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won KING'S since 1867?
Since 1867, KING'S has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in KING'S?
The closest contested result on record for KING'S was 1911, when Liberal beat Conservative by 14 votes (0.3 percentage points).