MATANE — Canadian Federal Election Results

MATANE was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 8,596 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in MATANE from 1917 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1917–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Opposition Opposition 5,010 91.8% Unionist (447) 4,563 (83.6 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 8,105 78.3% Conservative (2,252) 5,853 (56.5 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 7,660 66.4% Conservative (3,884) 3,776 (32.7 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 8,880 70.4% Conservative (3,727) 5,153 (40.9 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 7,710 52.5% Liberal (6,975) 735 (5.0 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 9,207 54.0% Progressive Conservative (6,055) 3,152 (18.5 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 10,038 52.8% Social Credit (5,968) 4,070 (21.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 11,194 67.8% Progressive Conservative (2,598) 8,596 (52.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition5,01091.8%
Unionist4478.2%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,10578.3%
Conservative2,25221.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,66066.4%
Conservative3,88433.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,88070.4%
Conservative3,72729.6%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,71052.5%
Liberal6,97547.5%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,20754.0%
Progressive Conservative6,05535.5%
Social Credit1,1596.8%
NDP6393.7%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,03852.8%
Social Credit5,96831.4%
Progressive Conservative2,99915.8%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,19467.8%
Progressive Conservative2,59815.7%
Social Credit2,14113.0%
NDP5673.4%

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: Opposition margin 83.6 pts 1921: Liberal margin 56.5 pts 1925: Liberal margin 32.7 pts 1926: Liberal margin 40.9 pts 1930: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1968: Liberal margin 18.5 pts 1972: Liberal margin 21.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 52.1 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1968 1972 1974

Trend

MATANE has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Opposition, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won MATANE in the 1974 general election?

Liberal won MATANE in 1974 with 11,194 votes (67.8%), a margin of 8,596 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won MATANE since 1917?

Since 1917, MATANE has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition.

What was the closest result in MATANE?

The closest contested result on record for MATANE was 1930, when Conservative beat Liberal by 735 votes (5.0 percentage points).

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