Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Lethbridge was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 21,431 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in Lethbridge from 1917 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1917–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1917
Unionist
Unionist
5,302
68.2%
Labour (2,468)
2,834 (36.5 pts)
1921
Progressive
Progressive
4,961
49.2%
Labour (3,170)
1,791 (17.8 pts)
1925
Progressive
Progressive
5,399
53.7%
Conservative (4,656)
743 (7.4 pts)
1926
United Farmers
United Farmers
5,138
59.9%
Conservative (3,435)
1,703 (19.9 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
4,863
38.8%
Progressive (3,880)
983 (7.9 pts)
1935
Social Credit
Social Credit
6,516
51.0%
Conservative (2,990)
3,526 (27.6 pts)
1940
New Democracy
New Democracy
6,362
41.0%
Liberal (5,538)
824 (5.3 pts)
1945
Social Credit
Social Credit
7,250
43.5%
Liberal (3,820)
3,430 (20.6 pts)
1949
Social Credit
Social Credit
8,880
47.0%
Liberal (5,760)
3,120 (16.5 pts)
1953
Social Credit
Social Credit
9,737
56.6%
Liberal (5,676)
4,061 (23.6 pts)
1957
Social Credit
Social Credit
10,910
53.0%
Liberal (6,627)
4,283 (20.8 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
13,364
58.3%
Social Credit (6,471)
6,893 (30.1 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,105
44.1%
Social Credit (8,693)
2,412 (9.6 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,475
43.3%
Social Credit (9,271)
2,204 (8.3 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
10,147
41.0%
Social Credit (8,032)
2,115 (8.6 pts)
1968
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,901
44.9%
Liberal (8,193)
3,708 (14.0 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,845
57.8%
Liberal (7,601)
11,244 (34.5 pts)
1974
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
20,602
63.5%
Liberal (7,075)
13,527 (41.7 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
26,750
58.4%
Liberal (8,513)
18,237 (39.8 pts)
1993
Reform
Reform
24,530
52.6%
Liberal (11,870)
12,660 (27.2 pts)
1997
Reform
Reform
22,828
55.5%
Liberal (7,887)
14,941 (36.3 pts)
2000
Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
30,380
66.0%
Liberal (7,797)
22,583 (49.1 pts)
2004
Conservative
Conservative
29,765
62.6%
Liberal (10,250)
19,515 (41.1 pts)
2006
Conservative
Conservative
35,061
67.3%
NDP (7,135)
27,926 (53.6 pts)
2008
Conservative
Conservative
31,714
67.0%
NDP (6,733)
24,981 (52.7 pts)
2011
Conservative
Conservative
27,173
56.5%
NDP (13,072)
14,101 (29.3 pts)
2015
Conservative
Conservative
32,321
56.8%
NDP (11,674)
20,647 (36.3 pts)
2019
Conservative
Conservative
40,713
65.8%
NDP (9,110)
31,603 (51.1 pts)
2021
Conservative
Conservative
32,817
55.6%
NDP (11,386)
21,431 (36.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
5,302
68.2%
Labour
2,468
31.8%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive
4,961
49.2%
Labour
3,170
31.5%
Conservative
1,328
13.2%
Liberal
615
6.1%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive
5,399
53.7%
Conservative
4,656
46.3%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
United Farmers
5,138
59.9%
Conservative
3,435
40.1%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,863
38.8%
Progressive
3,880
31.0%
Liberal
3,779
30.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
6,516
51.0%
Conservative
2,990
23.4%
Liberal
2,109
16.5%
CCF
737
5.8%
Reconstruction
425
3.3%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
New Democracy
6,362
41.0%
Liberal
5,538
35.7%
National Government
3,605
23.3%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
7,250
43.5%
Liberal
3,820
22.9%
Progressive Conservative
2,985
17.9%
CCF
2,165
13.0%
Labor-Progressive
439
2.6%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
8,880
47.0%
Liberal
5,760
30.5%
Progressive Conservative
2,460
13.0%
CCF
1,801
9.5%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
9,737
56.6%
Liberal
5,676
33.0%
Progressive Conservative
1,783
10.4%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Social Credit
10,910
53.0%
Liberal
6,627
32.2%
Progressive Conservative
3,041
14.8%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
13,364
58.3%
Social Credit
6,471
28.2%
Liberal
2,714
11.8%
Independent Social Credit
361
1.6%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,105
44.1%
Social Credit
8,693
34.5%
Liberal
3,595
14.3%
NDP
1,806
7.2%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,475
43.3%
Social Credit
9,271
35.0%
Liberal
4,284
16.2%
NDP
1,277
4.8%
Independent
193
0.7%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
10,147
41.0%
Social Credit
8,032
32.5%
Liberal
4,882
19.7%
NDP
1,673
6.8%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,901
44.9%
Liberal
8,193
30.9%
Social Credit
3,941
14.9%
NDP
2,442
9.2%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,845
57.8%
Liberal
7,601
23.3%
NDP
3,941
12.1%
Social Credit
2,219
6.8%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
20,602
63.5%
Liberal
7,075
21.8%
NDP
3,329
10.3%
Social Credit
1,428
4.4%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
26,750
58.4%
Liberal
8,513
18.6%
NDP
4,489
9.8%
Reform
3,116
6.8%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
2,932
6.4%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Reform
24,530
52.6%
Liberal
11,870
25.5%
Progressive Conservative
7,092
15.2%
National Party of Canada
1,586
3.4%
NDP
1,283
2.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada
247
0.5%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Reform
22,828
55.5%
Liberal
7,887
19.2%
Progressive Conservative
7,436
18.1%
NDP
2,211
5.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
418
1.0%
Canadian Action Party
326
0.8%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Canadian Alliance
30,380
66.0%
Liberal
7,797
16.9%
Progressive Conservative
4,062
8.8%
NDP
2,648
5.8%
Green
864
1.9%
Canadian Action Party
264
0.6%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
29,765
62.6%
Liberal
10,250
21.6%
NDP
4,623
9.7%
Green
1,262
2.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,079
2.3%
Marijuana Party
553
1.2%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
35,061
67.3%
NDP
7,135
13.7%
Liberal
5,859
11.2%
Green
1,846
3.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,458
2.8%
Independent
735
1.4%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
31,714
67.0%
NDP
6,733
14.2%
Liberal
4,404
9.3%
Green
3,420
7.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,094
2.3%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
27,173
56.5%
NDP
13,072
27.2%
Liberal
4,030
8.4%
Green
2,095
4.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,716
3.6%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
32,321
56.8%
NDP
11,674
20.5%
Liberal
10,532
18.5%
Green
1,461
2.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
746
1.3%
Rhinoceros
209
0.4%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
40,713
65.8%
NDP
9,110
14.7%
Liberal
8,443
13.6%
Green
1,939
3.1%
People's Party
1,007
1.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
670
1.1%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
32,817
55.6%
NDP
11,386
19.3%
Liberal
8,928
15.1%
People's Party
4,097
6.9%
Independent
1,179
2.0%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
566
1.0%
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
Lethbridge has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Progressive, United Farmers, Conservative, Social Credit, New Democracy, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Lethbridge in the 2021 general election?
Conservative won Lethbridge in 2021 with 32,817 votes (55.6%), a margin of 21,431 votes over NDP in second place.
Which parties have won Lethbridge since 1917?
Since 1917, Lethbridge has been won by: Canadian Alliance, Conservative, New Democracy, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Social Credit, Unionist, United Farmers.
What was the closest result in Lethbridge?
The closest contested result on record for Lethbridge was 1940, when New Democracy beat Liberal by 824 votes (5.3 percentage points).