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LANARK — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

LANARK was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 2,958 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in LANARK from 1917 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1917–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Unionist Unionist 5,816 64.0% Opposition (2,609) 3,207 (35.3 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 9,250 57.7% Progressive (6,615) 2,635 (16.4 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,620 63.3% Independent (4,416) 3,204 (26.6 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,122 62.3% Liberal Progressive (4,908) 3,214 (24.7 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,064 42.3% Liberal (5,699) 1,365 (8.2 pts)
1935 Conservative Conservative 8,043 45.5% Liberal (7,381) 662 (3.7 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 8,821 55.1% National Government (7,180) 1,641 (10.3 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,350 60.3% Liberal (6,053) 4,297 (25.0 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,921 59.9% Liberal (6,682) 4,239 (23.2 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,029 63.5% Liberal (5,316) 4,713 (29.8 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,629 72.1% Liberal (4,504) 7,125 (44.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,116 73.7% Liberal (4,315) 7,801 (47.5 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,462 57.0% Liberal (6,823) 3,639 (19.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,475 56.8% Liberal (7,043) 3,432 (18.6 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,784 55.2% Liberal (6,826) 2,958 (16.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist5,81664.0%
Opposition2,60928.7%
Unknown6617.3%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,25057.7%
Progressive6,61541.3%
Labour1581.0%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,62063.3%
Independent4,41636.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,12262.3%
Liberal Progressive4,90837.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,06442.3%
Liberal5,69934.1%
Independent Conservative3,93723.6%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,04345.5%
Liberal7,38141.8%
Reconstruction2,25212.7%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,82155.1%
National Government7,18044.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,35060.3%
Liberal6,05335.3%
CCF7534.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,92159.9%
Liberal6,68236.6%
CCF6323.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,02963.5%
Liberal5,31633.7%
CCF4512.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,62972.1%
Liberal4,50427.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,11673.7%
Liberal4,31526.3%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,46257.0%
Liberal6,82337.2%
Social Credit6603.6%
NDP4102.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,47556.8%
Liberal7,04338.2%
NDP6013.3%
Social Credit3121.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,78455.2%
Liberal6,82638.5%
NDP7754.4%
Social Credit3351.9%

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 35.3 pts 1921: Conservative margin 16.4 pts 1925: Conservative margin 26.6 pts 1926: Conservative margin 24.7 pts 1930: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1935: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1940: Liberal margin 10.3 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 25.0 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 23.2 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 44.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 47.5 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 18.6 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 16.7 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

LANARK has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won LANARK in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won LANARK in 1965 with 9,784 votes (55.2%), a margin of 2,958 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won LANARK since 1917?

Since 1917, LANARK has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in LANARK?

The closest contested result on record for LANARK was 1935, when Conservative beat Liberal by 662 votes (3.7 percentage points).

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