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KOOTENAY WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

KOOTENAY WEST was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 744 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in KOOTENAY WEST from 1917 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1917–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,377 63.2% Opposition (1,735) 3,642 (42.8 pts)
1921 Progressive Progressive 4,790 48.9% Conservative (3,890) 900 (9.2 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 5,720 54.5% Progressive (4,779) 941 (9.0 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 6,247 54.3% Liberal (5,257) 990 (8.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,699 54.7% Liberal (5,938) 1,761 (12.5 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 4,995 42.2% CCF (3,689) 1,306 (11.0 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 6,771 39.1% CCF (6,389) 382 (2.2 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 6,123 37.2% Progressive Conservative (4,938) 1,185 (7.2 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 9,794 54.1% Progressive Conservative (8,319) 1,475 (8.1 pts)
1953 CCF CCF 8,990 49.3% Liberal (3,994) 4,996 (27.4 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 8,996 43.8% Social Credit (5,366) 3,630 (17.7 pts)
1958 CCF CCF 9,460 43.5% Progressive Conservative (8,248) 1,212 (5.6 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 8,303 36.8% Progressive Conservative (6,194) 2,109 (9.4 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 8,595 37.5% Progressive Conservative (5,122) 3,473 (15.2 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 8,481 39.1% Liberal (5,495) 2,986 (13.8 pts)
1968 NDP NDP 12,181 44.9% Liberal (7,768) 4,413 (16.3 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 15,633 53.6% Progressive Conservative (9,210) 6,423 (22.0 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,575 41.6% NDP (11,603) 972 (3.2 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,645 47.2% NDP (11,503) 2,142 (7.4 pts)
1980 NDP NDP 12,232 43.0% Progressive Conservative (11,417) 815 (2.9 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,804 47.4% NDP (15,060) 744 (2.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,37763.2%
Opposition1,73520.4%
Labour1,39916.4%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Progressive4,79048.9%
Conservative3,89039.7%
Liberal1,11711.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,72054.5%
Progressive4,77945.5%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,24754.3%
Liberal5,25745.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,69954.7%
Liberal5,93842.2%
Franc Lib4293.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,99542.2%
CCF3,68931.2%
Liberal3,14926.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government6,77139.1%
CCF6,38936.9%
Liberal4,13723.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF6,12337.2%
Progressive Conservative4,93830.0%
Liberal3,80223.1%
CCF1,6119.8%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF9,79454.1%
Progressive Conservative8,31945.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF8,99049.3%
Liberal3,99421.9%
Social Credit3,87121.2%
Progressive Conservative1,0405.7%
Labor-Progressive3471.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF8,99643.8%
Social Credit5,36626.1%
Progressive Conservative3,47516.9%
Liberal2,70513.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
CCF9,46043.5%
Progressive Conservative8,24837.9%
Liberal2,30610.6%
Social Credit1,7538.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP8,30336.8%
Progressive Conservative6,19427.5%
Social Credit5,32723.6%
Liberal2,72212.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP8,59537.5%
Progressive Conservative5,12222.3%
Liberal4,75220.7%
Social Credit4,45519.4%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP8,48139.1%
Liberal5,49525.3%
Social Credit5,31324.5%
Progressive Conservative2,40511.1%

1968

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,18144.9%
Liberal7,76828.7%
Progressive Conservative4,45716.4%
Social Credit2,6939.9%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,63353.6%
Progressive Conservative9,21031.6%
Liberal4,34114.9%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,57541.6%
NDP11,60338.4%
Liberal6,07320.1%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,64547.2%
NDP11,50339.8%
Liberal3,61612.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada1190.4%

1980

PartyVotesShare
NDP12,23243.0%
Progressive Conservative11,41740.2%
Liberal4,76916.8%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,80447.4%
NDP15,06045.2%
Liberal2,4607.4%

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.

1917: Unionist margin 42.8 pts 1921: Progressive margin 9.2 pts 1925: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1926: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 11.0 pts 1940: National Government margin 2.2 pts 1945: CCF margin 7.2 pts 1949: CCF margin 8.1 pts 1953: CCF margin 27.4 pts 1957: CCF margin 17.7 pts 1958: CCF margin 5.6 pts 1962: NDP margin 9.4 pts 1963: NDP margin 15.2 pts 1965: NDP margin 13.8 pts 1968: NDP margin 16.3 pts 1972: NDP margin 22.0 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 7.4 pts 1980: NDP margin 2.9 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984

Trend

KOOTENAY WEST has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Progressive, Conservative, National Government, CCF, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won KOOTENAY WEST in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won KOOTENAY WEST in 1984 with 15,804 votes (47.4%), a margin of 744 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won KOOTENAY WEST since 1917?

Since 1917, KOOTENAY WEST has been won by: CCF, Conservative, NDP, National Government, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in KOOTENAY WEST?

The closest contested result on record for KOOTENAY WEST was 1940, when National Government beat CCF by 382 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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