Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
LAMBTON WEST was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 575 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in LAMBTON WEST from 1882 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1882–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1882
Liberal
Liberal
1,652
55.8%
Unknown (1,311)
341 (11.5 pts)
1887
Liberal
Liberal
2,335
56.8%
Conservative (1,777)
558 (13.6 pts)
1891
Liberal
Liberal
2,364
57.2%
Conservative (1,766)
598 (14.5 pts)
1896
Liberal
Liberal
2,365
53.1%
Protestant Protective Assoc. (1,208)
1,157 (26.0 pts)
1900
Liberal
Liberal
2,299
52.1%
Conservative (2,110)
189 (4.3 pts)
1904
Liberal
Liberal
3,399
53.5%
Conservative (2,952)
447 (7.0 pts)
1908
Liberal
Liberal
3,205
51.2%
Conservative (3,059)
146 (2.3 pts)
1911
Liberal
Liberal
3,139
50.7%
Conservative (3,050)
89 (1.4 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
5,691
66.7%
Opposition (2,842)
2,849 (33.4 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
5,715
37.4%
Progressive (4,958)
757 (5.0 pts)
1925
Liberal
Liberal
6,704
50.6%
Conservative (6,535)
169 (1.3 pts)
1926
Liberal
Liberal
7,551
50.5%
Conservative (7,413)
138 (0.9 pts)
1930
Liberal
Liberal
7,868
51.8%
Conservative (7,314)
554 (3.6 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
8,335
55.3%
Conservative (4,636)
3,699 (24.6 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
8,671
52.4%
National Government (7,864)
807 (4.9 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
8,450
44.8%
Liberal (7,831)
619 (3.3 pts)
1949
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,730
47.0%
Liberal (8,962)
768 (3.7 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,666
52.9%
Liberal (9,306)
2,360 (10.7 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
13,096
48.1%
Liberal (11,583)
1,513 (5.6 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
16,603
57.1%
Liberal (10,197)
6,406 (22.0 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
14,292
44.2%
Progressive Conservative (11,292)
3,000 (9.3 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
15,978
49.2%
Progressive Conservative (12,592)
3,386 (10.4 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
12,805
39.5%
Progressive Conservative (12,230)
575 (1.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1882
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,652
55.8%
Unknown
1,311
44.2%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,335
56.8%
Conservative
1,777
43.2%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,364
57.2%
Conservative
1,766
42.8%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,365
53.1%
Protestant Protective Assoc.
1,208
27.1%
Conservative
878
19.7%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,299
52.1%
Conservative
2,110
47.9%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,399
53.5%
Conservative
2,952
46.5%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,205
51.2%
Conservative
3,059
48.8%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,139
50.7%
Conservative
3,050
49.3%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
5,691
66.7%
Opposition
2,842
33.3%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,715
37.4%
Progressive
4,958
32.5%
Liberal
4,602
30.1%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,704
50.6%
Conservative
6,535
49.4%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,551
50.5%
Conservative
7,413
49.5%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,868
51.8%
Conservative
7,314
48.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,335
55.3%
Conservative
4,636
30.8%
Reconstruction
2,094
13.9%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,671
52.4%
National Government
7,864
47.6%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
8,450
44.8%
Liberal
7,831
41.6%
CCF
2,560
13.6%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,730
47.0%
Liberal
8,962
43.3%
CCF
2,014
9.7%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,666
52.9%
Liberal
9,306
42.2%
CCF
1,089
4.9%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
13,096
48.1%
Liberal
11,583
42.5%
CCF
1,732
6.4%
Social Credit
827
3.0%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
16,603
57.1%
Liberal
10,197
35.1%
CCF
2,124
7.3%
Independent
164
0.6%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,292
44.2%
Progressive Conservative
11,292
34.9%
NDP
6,249
19.3%
Social Credit
524
1.6%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,978
49.2%
Progressive Conservative
12,592
38.8%
NDP
3,626
11.2%
Social Credit
264
0.8%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,805
39.5%
Progressive Conservative
12,230
37.8%
NDP
7,346
22.7%
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
LAMBTON WEST has been contested at 23 general elections on record since 1882. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Conservative, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won LAMBTON WEST in the 1965 general election?
Liberal won LAMBTON WEST in 1965 with 12,805 votes (39.5%), a margin of 575 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won LAMBTON WEST since 1882?
Since 1882, LAMBTON WEST has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in LAMBTON WEST?
The closest contested result on record for LAMBTON WEST was 1926, when Liberal beat Conservative by 138 votes (0.9 percentage points).