EveryElectionResult.com

Election results, country by country.

MÉGANTIC — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

MÉGANTIC was won by Social Credit at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 1,709 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in MÉGANTIC from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Unknown Unknown 733 100.0% None (0) 733 (100.0 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 975 53.2% Unknown (857) 118 (6.4 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 1,003 61.8% Unknown (621) 382 (23.5 pts)
1878 Liberal Liberal 1,191 57.5% Unknown (881) 310 (15.0 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,204 52.6% Unknown (1,085) 119 (5.2 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 1,471 52.4% Unknown (1,336) 135 (4.8 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,658 51.7% Liberal (1,547) 111 (3.5 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 2,064 59.4% Conservative (1,410) 654 (18.8 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,204 55.1% Conservative (1,795) 409 (10.2 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,453 55.7% Conservative (1,950) 503 (11.4 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,800 54.2% Conservative (2,365) 435 (8.4 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 2,986 53.3% Unknown (2,619) 367 (6.5 pts)
1917 Elected by acclamation (Opposition) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1921 Liberal Liberal 8,715 83.3% Unknown (1,749) 6,966 (66.6 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 6,929 68.0% Conservative (3,262) 3,667 (36.0 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 6,483 66.7% Conservative (3,243) 3,240 (33.3 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 7,609 56.9% Conservative (5,757) 1,852 (13.9 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 13,273 58.4% Progressive Conservative (6,791) 6,482 (28.5 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 13,951 62.4% Progressive Conservative (8,420) 5,531 (24.7 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 15,378 64.9% Progressive Conservative (8,300) 7,078 (29.9 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 13,486 50.4% Progressive Conservative (13,030) 456 (1.7 pts)
1962 Social Credit Social Credit 15,395 53.4% Liberal (7,609) 7,786 (27.0 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 11,329 43.8% Liberal (9,140) 2,189 (8.5 pts)
1965 Social Credit Social Credit 11,195 44.9% Liberal (9,486) 1,709 (6.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Unknown733100.0%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal97553.2%
Unknown85746.8%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,00361.8%
Unknown62138.2%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,19157.5%
Unknown88142.5%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,20452.6%
Unknown1,08547.4%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,47152.4%
Unknown1,33647.6%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,65851.7%
Liberal1,54748.3%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,06459.4%
Conservative1,41040.6%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,20455.1%
Conservative1,79544.9%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,45355.7%
Conservative1,95044.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,80054.2%
Conservative2,36545.8%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,98653.3%
Unknown2,61946.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,71583.3%
Unknown1,74916.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,92968.0%
Conservative3,26232.0%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,48366.7%
Conservative3,24333.3%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,60956.9%
Conservative5,75743.1%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,27358.4%
Progressive Conservative6,79129.9%
Union of Electors2,2309.8%
CCF4151.8%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,95162.4%
Progressive Conservative8,42037.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,37864.9%
Progressive Conservative8,30035.1%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,48650.4%
Progressive Conservative13,03048.7%
Independent Liberal2460.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit15,39553.4%
Liberal7,60926.4%
Progressive Conservative5,82220.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,32943.8%
Liberal9,14035.4%
Progressive Conservative4,26716.5%
NDP1,1154.3%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,19544.9%
Liberal9,48638.0%
Progressive Conservative2,63410.6%
NDP1,6416.6%

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.

1867: Unknown margin 100.0 pts 1872: Liberal margin 6.4 pts 1874: Liberal margin 23.5 pts 1878: Liberal margin 15.0 pts 1882: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1887: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1891: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1896: Liberal margin 18.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 10.2 pts 1904: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1908: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1911: Liberal margin 6.5 pts 1921: Liberal margin 66.6 pts 1925: Liberal margin 36.0 pts 1926: Liberal margin 33.3 pts 1930: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1949: Liberal margin 28.5 pts 1953: Liberal margin 24.7 pts 1957: Liberal margin 29.9 pts 1958: Liberal margin 1.7 pts 1962: Social Credit margin 27.0 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 8.5 pts 1965: Social Credit margin 6.8 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1921 1925 1926 1930 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

MÉGANTIC has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Unknown, Liberal, Conservative, Opposition, Social Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won MÉGANTIC in the 1965 general election?

Social Credit won MÉGANTIC in 1965 with 11,195 votes (44.9%), a margin of 1,709 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won MÉGANTIC since 1867?

Since 1867, MÉGANTIC has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Social Credit, Unknown.

What was the closest result in MÉGANTIC?

The closest contested result on record for MÉGANTIC was 1958, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 456 votes (1.7 percentage points).

Related Pages