Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
LANGELIER was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1988 general election, with a margin of 9,712 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in LANGELIER from 1968 to 1988.
Full Election History, 1968–1988
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1968
Liberal
Liberal
11,439
39.4%
Social Credit (8,770)
2,669 (9.2 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
14,725
57.3%
Social Credit (6,101)
8,624 (33.6 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
13,557
63.9%
Social Credit (3,344)
10,213 (48.1 pts)
1979
Liberal
Liberal
25,931
66.6%
Social Credit (4,748)
21,183 (54.4 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
24,714
71.5%
Rhinoceros (2,813)
21,901 (63.4 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
16,872
43.1%
Liberal (14,004)
2,868 (7.3 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
24,555
46.7%
Liberal (14,843)
9,712 (18.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,439
39.4%
Social Credit
8,770
30.2%
Progressive Conservative
8,150
28.1%
NDP
658
2.3%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,725
57.3%
Social Credit
6,101
23.7%
Progressive Conservative
3,206
12.5%
Independent
1,313
5.1%
Independent
349
1.4%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,557
63.9%
Social Credit
3,344
15.8%
Progressive Conservative
2,530
11.9%
NDP
1,110
5.2%
Independent
337
1.6%
Independent
184
0.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party
161
0.8%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,931
66.6%
Social Credit
4,748
12.2%
NDP
3,773
9.7%
Progressive Conservative
2,186
5.6%
Rhinoceros
1,824
4.7%
Union Populaire
195
0.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party
156
0.4%
Communist
140
0.4%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
24,714
71.5%
Rhinoceros
2,813
8.1%
NDP
2,811
8.1%
Progressive Conservative
2,606
7.5%
Social Credit
1,191
3.4%
Union Populaire
252
0.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
115
0.3%
Communist
68
0.2%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
16,872
43.1%
Liberal
14,004
35.8%
NDP
4,597
11.7%
Rhinoceros
2,576
6.6%
Parti Nationaliste du Québec
919
2.3%
Social Credit
189
0.5%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
24,555
46.7%
Liberal
14,843
28.2%
NDP
10,586
20.1%
Green
1,931
3.7%
Independent
402
0.8%
Independent
319
0.6%
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
LANGELIER has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won LANGELIER in the 1988 general election?
Progressive Conservative won LANGELIER in 1988 with 24,555 votes (46.7%), a margin of 9,712 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won LANGELIER since 1968?
Since 1968, LANGELIER has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in LANGELIER?
The closest contested result on record for LANGELIER was 1984, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 2,868 votes (7.3 percentage points).