Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
KOOTENAY EAST was won by Reform at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 9,135 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in KOOTENAY EAST from 1917 to 1993.
Full Election History, 1917–1993
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1917
Unionist
Unionist
3,398
63.1%
Opposition (1,549)
1,849 (34.4 pts)
1921
Liberal
Liberal
2,339
38.1%
Conservative (2,203)
136 (2.2 pts)
1925
Liberal
Liberal
4,446
56.0%
Conservative (3,495)
951 (12.0 pts)
1926
Liberal
Liberal
3,547
42.9%
Conservative (3,272)
275 (3.3 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
4,674
51.1%
Liberal (4,468)
206 (2.3 pts)
1935
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
3,904
38.8%
Liberal (3,339)
565 (5.6 pts)
1940
National Government
National Government
4,395
35.0%
CCF (4,202)
193 (1.5 pts)
1945
CCF
CCF
4,712
36.9%
Liberal (3,189)
1,523 (11.9 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
5,546
40.5%
CCF (5,448)
98 (0.7 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
4,988
38.1%
Social Credit (3,874)
1,114 (8.5 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
4,670
31.4%
Social Credit (4,082)
588 (4.0 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
5,363
33.5%
Liberal (4,483)
880 (5.5 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
5,414
31.6%
NDP (4,576)
838 (4.9 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
6,165
33.6%
NDP (5,395)
770 (4.2 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
5,574
31.7%
NDP (4,825)
749 (4.3 pts)
1988
NDP
NDP
14,904
43.2%
Progressive Conservative (13,284)
1,620 (4.7 pts)
1993
Reform
Reform
17,050
48.4%
Liberal (7,915)
9,135 (25.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
3,398
63.1%
Opposition
1,549
28.8%
Labour
434
8.1%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,339
38.1%
Conservative
2,203
35.9%
Progressive
1,591
25.9%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,446
56.0%
Conservative
3,495
44.0%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,547
42.9%
Conservative
3,272
39.6%
Labour
1,444
17.5%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,674
51.1%
Liberal
4,468
48.9%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Reconstruction
3,904
38.8%
Liberal
3,339
33.2%
CCF
1,553
15.4%
Social Credit
1,262
12.5%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
National Government
4,395
35.0%
CCF
4,202
33.4%
Liberal
3,974
31.6%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
CCF
4,712
36.9%
Liberal
3,189
24.9%
Progressive Conservative
2,640
20.6%
Labor-Progressive
1,632
12.8%
Social Credit
613
4.8%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,546
40.5%
CCF
5,448
39.8%
Progressive Conservative
2,704
19.7%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,988
38.1%
Social Credit
3,874
29.6%
CCF
3,672
28.0%
Labor-Progressive
563
4.3%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
4,670
31.4%
Social Credit
4,082
27.5%
CCF
4,022
27.1%
Progressive Conservative
2,082
14.0%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
5,363
33.5%
Liberal
4,483
28.0%
CCF
4,006
25.0%
Social Credit
2,174
13.6%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,414
31.6%
NDP
4,576
26.7%
Progressive Conservative
4,475
26.1%
Social Credit
2,673
15.6%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,165
33.6%
NDP
5,395
29.4%
Progressive Conservative
3,977
21.7%
Social Credit
2,800
15.3%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
5,574
31.7%
NDP
4,825
27.4%
Social Credit
4,370
24.8%
Progressive Conservative
2,830
16.1%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
NDP
14,904
43.2%
Progressive Conservative
13,284
38.5%
Liberal
4,159
12.1%
Reform
1,398
4.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
742
2.2%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Reform
17,050
48.4%
Liberal
7,915
22.5%
NDP
5,107
14.5%
Progressive Conservative
3,840
10.9%
National Party of Canada
582
1.7%
Green
293
0.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
194
0.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada
158
0.4%
Canada Party
71
0.2%
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
KOOTENAY EAST has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative, Reconstruction, National Government, CCF, Progressive Conservative, NDP, Reform.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won KOOTENAY EAST in the 1993 general election?
Reform won KOOTENAY EAST in 1993 with 17,050 votes (48.4%), a margin of 9,135 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won KOOTENAY EAST since 1917?
Since 1917, KOOTENAY EAST has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Liberal, NDP, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Reconstruction, Reform, Unionist.
What was the closest result in KOOTENAY EAST?
The closest contested result on record for KOOTENAY EAST was 1949, when Liberal beat CCF by 98 votes (0.7 percentage points).