Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
LINCOLN was won by Liberal at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 14,723 votes over Reform. This page covers every general election in LINCOLN from 1867 to 1993.
Full Election History, 1867–1993
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1867
Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1872
Liberal
Liberal
1,118
66.8%
Unknown (555)
563 (33.7 pts)
1874
Liberal
Liberal
1,493
52.7%
Unknown (1,338)
155 (5.5 pts)
1878
Conservative
Conservative
1,893
51.3%
Liberal (1,799)
94 (2.5 pts)
1904
Conservative
Conservative
3,558
52.3%
Liberal (3,240)
318 (4.7 pts)
1908
Conservative
Conservative
3,853
51.7%
Liberal (3,604)
249 (3.3 pts)
1911
Conservative
Conservative
4,576
60.2%
Liberal (3,023)
1,553 (20.4 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
9,335
71.0%
Opposition (3,816)
5,519 (42.0 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
8,087
46.6%
Labour (6,212)
1,875 (10.8 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
12,054
67.0%
Liberal (5,942)
6,112 (34.0 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
11,475
67.4%
Liberal (5,555)
5,920 (34.8 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
13,474
64.2%
Liberal (7,526)
5,948 (28.3 pts)
1935
Conservative
Conservative
11,398
43.7%
Liberal (11,135)
263 (1.0 pts)
1940
National Government
National Government
13,331
46.5%
Liberal (12,921)
410 (1.4 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
15,911
48.3%
Liberal (10,962)
4,949 (15.0 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
17,407
45.8%
Progressive Conservative (14,038)
3,369 (8.9 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
16,113
43.7%
Progressive Conservative (14,694)
1,419 (3.8 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,409
52.6%
Liberal (15,794)
9,615 (19.9 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
29,958
58.8%
Liberal (15,063)
14,895 (29.2 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
23,386
43.1%
Progressive Conservative (20,445)
2,941 (5.4 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
25,902
46.8%
Progressive Conservative (21,345)
4,557 (8.2 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
25,820
46.6%
Progressive Conservative (19,324)
6,496 (11.7 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
13,328
40.7%
Progressive Conservative (12,692)
636 (1.9 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
16,840
44.6%
Liberal (13,562)
3,278 (8.7 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
17,499
45.0%
Progressive Conservative (14,221)
3,278 (8.4 pts)
1979
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,612
40.7%
Liberal (15,026)
4,586 (9.5 pts)
1980
Liberal
Liberal
17,449
36.5%
Progressive Conservative (16,741)
708 (1.5 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
26,318
49.1%
Liberal (14,646)
11,672 (21.8 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,955
38.7%
Liberal (19,517)
438 (0.8 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
29,048
52.2%
Reform (14,325)
14,723 (26.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,118
66.8%
Unknown
555
33.2%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,493
52.7%
Unknown
1,338
47.3%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,893
51.3%
Liberal
1,799
48.7%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,558
52.3%
Liberal
3,240
47.7%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
3,853
51.7%
Liberal
3,604
48.3%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,576
60.2%
Liberal
3,023
39.8%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
9,335
71.0%
Opposition
3,816
29.0%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
8,087
46.6%
Labour
6,212
35.8%
Progressive
3,066
17.7%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
12,054
67.0%
Liberal
5,942
33.0%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
11,475
67.4%
Liberal
5,555
32.6%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
13,474
64.2%
Liberal
7,526
35.8%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
11,398
43.7%
Liberal
11,135
42.7%
Reconstruction
2,349
9.0%
CCF
1,224
4.7%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
National Government
13,331
46.5%
Liberal
12,921
45.0%
CCF
2,443
8.5%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
15,911
48.3%
Liberal
10,962
33.3%
CCF
4,540
13.8%
Labor-Progressive
1,514
4.6%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,407
45.8%
Progressive Conservative
14,038
37.0%
CCF
5,793
15.3%
Independent
742
2.0%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,113
43.7%
Progressive Conservative
14,694
39.8%
CCF
4,575
12.4%
Christian Liberal
1,505
4.1%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,409
52.6%
Liberal
15,794
32.7%
CCF
4,829
10.0%
Social Credit
2,233
4.6%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
29,958
58.8%
Liberal
15,063
29.6%
CCF
4,978
9.8%
Social Credit
949
1.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
23,386
43.1%
Progressive Conservative
20,445
37.7%
Social Credit
5,262
9.7%
NDP
5,130
9.5%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,902
46.8%
Progressive Conservative
21,345
38.5%
NDP
5,315
9.6%
Social Credit
2,841
5.1%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
25,820
46.6%
Progressive Conservative
19,324
34.8%
NDP
8,395
15.1%
Social Credit
1,913
3.4%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,328
40.7%
Progressive Conservative
12,692
38.7%
NDP
6,763
20.6%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
16,840
44.6%
Liberal
13,562
35.9%
NDP
6,714
17.8%
Social Credit
612
1.6%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,499
45.0%
Progressive Conservative
14,221
36.6%
NDP
6,548
16.8%
Social Credit
611
1.6%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,612
40.7%
Liberal
15,026
31.2%
NDP
13,400
27.8%
Marxist-Leninist Party
151
0.3%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,449
36.5%
Progressive Conservative
16,741
35.0%
NDP
13,500
28.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party
133
0.3%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
26,318
49.1%
Liberal
14,646
27.3%
NDP
11,888
22.2%
Green
345
0.6%
Independent
171
0.3%
Independent
121
0.2%
Social Credit
120
0.2%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,955
38.7%
Liberal
19,517
37.9%
NDP
9,037
17.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
2,742
5.3%
Independent
280
0.5%
Independent
28
0.1%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
29,048
52.2%
Reform
14,325
25.7%
Progressive Conservative
8,731
15.7%
NDP
2,182
3.9%
National Party of Canada
935
1.7%
Natural Law Party of Canada
307
0.6%
Independent
128
0.2%
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
LINCOLN has been contested at 30 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won LINCOLN in the 1993 general election?
Liberal won LINCOLN in 1993 with 29,048 votes (52.2%), a margin of 14,723 votes over Reform in second place.
Which parties have won LINCOLN since 1867?
Since 1867, LINCOLN has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in LINCOLN?
The closest contested result on record for LINCOLN was 1988, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 438 votes (0.8 percentage points).