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LAMBTON--KENT — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

LAMBTON--KENT was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 1,832 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in LAMBTON--KENT from 1935 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1935–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 6,744 44.5% Conservative (5,064) 1,680 (11.1 pts)
1940 Liberal Progressive Liberal Progressive 8,834 59.2% National Government (6,089) 2,745 (18.4 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 7,829 47.9% Liberal (7,615) 214 (1.3 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 9,674 54.2% Progressive Conservative (8,189) 1,485 (8.3 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 9,432 56.5% Progressive Conservative (7,248) 2,184 (13.1 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,745 55.7% Liberal (7,752) 1,993 (11.4 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,835 69.1% Liberal (5,749) 7,086 (38.1 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 9,874 50.8% Progressive Conservative (9,052) 822 (4.2 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,520 47.7% Liberal (9,496) 24 (0.1 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,303 52.3% Liberal (9,413) 890 (4.5 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,460 51.8% Liberal (11,094) 3,366 (12.1 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,306 53.5% Liberal (11,187) 5,119 (16.8 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,315 48.4% Liberal (12,483) 1,832 (6.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,74444.5%
Conservative5,06433.4%
Reconstruction3,34922.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal Progressive8,83459.2%
National Government6,08940.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative7,82947.9%
Liberal7,61546.6%
CCF9115.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,67454.2%
Progressive Conservative8,18945.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,43256.5%
Progressive Conservative7,24843.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,74555.7%
Liberal7,75244.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,83569.1%
Liberal5,74930.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,87450.8%
Progressive Conservative9,05246.5%
Social Credit5212.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,52047.7%
Liberal9,49647.5%
NDP5762.9%
Social Credit3791.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,30352.3%
Liberal9,41347.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,46051.8%
Liberal11,09439.8%
NDP2,3428.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,30653.5%
Liberal11,18736.7%
NDP2,9709.7%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,31548.4%
Liberal12,48342.2%
NDP2,7649.3%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 11.1 pts 1940: Liberal Progressive margin 18.4 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 1.3 pts 1949: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1953: Liberal margin 13.1 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 11.4 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 38.1 pts 1962: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 0.1 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

LAMBTON--KENT has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Liberal Progressive, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won LAMBTON--KENT in the 1974 general election?

Progressive Conservative won LAMBTON--KENT in 1974 with 14,315 votes (48.4%), a margin of 1,832 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won LAMBTON--KENT since 1935?

Since 1935, LAMBTON--KENT has been won by: Liberal, Liberal Progressive, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in LAMBTON--KENT?

The closest contested result on record for LAMBTON--KENT was 1963, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 24 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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