MELFORT — Canadian Federal Election Results

MELFORT was won by CCF at the 1949 general election, with a margin of 91 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in MELFORT from 1925 to 1949.

Full Election History, 1925–1949

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Liberal Liberal 3,688 43.3% Conservative (2,646) 1,042 (12.2 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 7,270 62.8% Conservative (4,306) 2,964 (25.6 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 8,689 49.7% Liberal (7,367) 1,322 (7.6 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 6,389 33.8% Conservative (4,814) 1,575 (8.3 pts)
1940 CCF CCF 11,358 53.8% Liberal (8,019) 3,339 (15.8 pts)
1945 CCF CCF 9,849 46.8% Progressive Conservative (5,793) 4,056 (19.3 pts)
1949 CCF CCF 7,208 43.5% Liberal (7,117) 91 (0.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,68843.3%
Conservative2,64631.1%
Progressive2,17825.6%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,27062.8%
Conservative4,30637.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,68949.7%
Liberal7,36742.1%
Farmer1,4358.2%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,38933.8%
Conservative4,81425.5%
Social Credit4,72125.0%
CCF2,97715.8%

1940

PartyVotesShare
CCF11,35853.8%
Liberal8,01938.0%
New Democracy1,7328.2%

1945

PartyVotesShare
CCF9,84946.8%
Progressive Conservative5,79327.5%
Liberal5,40825.7%

1949

PartyVotesShare
CCF7,20843.5%
Liberal7,11743.0%
Progressive Conservative2,22813.5%

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.

1925: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1926: Liberal margin 25.6 pts 1930: Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 8.3 pts 1940: CCF margin 15.8 pts 1945: CCF margin 19.3 pts 1949: CCF margin 0.5 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949

Trend

MELFORT has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, CCF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won MELFORT in the 1949 general election?

CCF won MELFORT in 1949 with 7,208 votes (43.5%), a margin of 91 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won MELFORT since 1925?

Since 1925, MELFORT has been won by: CCF, Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in MELFORT?

The closest contested result on record for MELFORT was 1949, when CCF beat Liberal by 91 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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