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MERCIER — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

MERCIER was won by Bloc Québécois at the 2000 general election, with a margin of 9,339 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in MERCIER from 1935 to 2000.

Full Election History, 1935–2000

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 17,231 70.8% Reconstruction (3,750) 13,481 (55.4 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 19,134 80.6% National Government (4,596) 14,538 (61.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 18,623 58.6% Bloc populaire (9,033) 9,590 (30.2 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 17,041 64.5% Progressive Conservative (7,786) 9,255 (35.0 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 17,479 61.9% Progressive Conservative (9,352) 8,127 (28.8 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 30,024 74.8% Progressive Conservative (10,093) 19,931 (49.7 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,463 50.4% Liberal (23,103) 3,360 (6.4 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 28,898 41.5% Progressive Conservative (19,925) 8,973 (12.9 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 33,450 41.9% Social Credit (19,577) 13,873 (17.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 39,205 46.6% Progressive Conservative (16,598) 22,607 (26.9 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 19,077 52.1% Progressive Conservative (10,571) 8,506 (23.2 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 22,207 46.6% Social Credit (11,468) 10,739 (22.6 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 22,545 55.7% Progressive Conservative (7,026) 15,519 (38.4 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 26,784 58.9% Social Credit (10,328) 16,456 (36.2 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 27,428 70.5% NDP (4,258) 23,170 (59.6 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,804 54.8% Liberal (12,942) 17,862 (31.8 pts)
1993 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 34,678 58.9% Liberal (11,812) 22,866 (38.8 pts)
1997 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 24,649 51.1% Liberal (14,061) 10,588 (21.9 pts)
2000 Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois 24,755 52.9% Liberal (15,416) 9,339 (19.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,23170.8%
Reconstruction3,75015.4%
Conservative2,49610.3%
Independent Reconstruction Party8653.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,13480.6%
National Government4,59619.4%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,62358.6%
Bloc populaire9,03328.4%
Progressive Conservative2,2697.1%
Independent5421.7%
CCF5411.7%
Social Credit4171.3%
Liberal Labour3451.1%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,04164.5%
Progressive Conservative7,78629.5%
Union of Electors1,5876.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,47961.9%
Progressive Conservative9,35233.1%
CCF8853.1%
Labor-Progressive5131.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal30,02474.8%
Progressive Conservative10,09325.2%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,46350.4%
Liberal23,10344.0%
CCF2,2194.2%
Radical chrétien6871.3%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal28,89841.5%
Progressive Conservative19,92528.6%
Social Credit11,68016.8%
NDP7,49110.8%
Independent1,6212.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal33,45041.9%
Social Credit19,57724.5%
Progressive Conservative15,13019.0%
NDP11,60614.6%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal39,20546.6%
Progressive Conservative16,59819.7%
NDP15,20618.1%
Social Credit11,36513.5%
Independent Liberal1,7082.0%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,07752.1%
Progressive Conservative10,57128.9%
NDP3,0418.3%
Social Credit3,0118.2%
Independent8882.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,20746.6%
Social Credit11,46824.1%
Progressive Conservative9,01018.9%
NDP4,92110.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,54555.7%
Progressive Conservative7,02617.4%
Social Credit6,25515.5%
NDP4,13710.2%
Communist2780.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party2000.5%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,78458.9%
Social Credit10,32822.7%
Progressive Conservative5,07611.2%
NDP1,8164.0%
Rhinoceros1,0742.4%
Communist1350.3%
Union Populaire1210.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1180.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,42870.5%
NDP4,25811.0%
Progressive Conservative3,1618.1%
Social Credit1,8914.9%
Rhinoceros1,8354.7%
Union Populaire1610.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party1460.4%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,80454.8%
Liberal12,94223.0%
NDP10,25118.2%
Rhinoceros1,6172.9%
Communist3090.5%
Independent1970.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1370.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois34,67858.9%
Liberal11,81220.1%
Independent8,93015.2%
Progressive Conservative2,4494.2%
NDP6821.2%
Abolitionist Party of Canada2060.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada1280.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois24,64951.1%
Liberal14,06129.1%
Progressive Conservative8,50017.6%
NDP7721.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party2970.6%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Bloc Québécois24,75552.9%
Liberal15,41632.9%
Green1,8133.9%
Canadian Alliance1,6843.6%
Progressive Conservative1,6293.5%
Marijuana Party9372.0%
NDP4801.0%
Marxist-Leninist Party1040.2%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 55.4 pts 1940: Liberal margin 61.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 30.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 35.0 pts 1953: Liberal margin 28.8 pts 1957: Liberal margin 49.7 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1962: Liberal margin 12.9 pts 1963: Liberal margin 17.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 26.9 pts 1968: Liberal margin 23.2 pts 1972: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 1974: Liberal margin 38.4 pts 1979: Liberal margin 36.2 pts 1980: Liberal margin 59.6 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 31.8 pts 1993: Bloc Québécois margin 38.8 pts 1997: Bloc Québécois margin 21.9 pts 2000: Bloc Québécois margin 19.9 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1988 1993 1997 2000

Trend

MERCIER has been contested at 19 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Bloc Québécois.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won MERCIER in the 2000 general election?

Bloc Québécois won MERCIER in 2000 with 24,755 votes (52.9%), a margin of 9,339 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won MERCIER since 1935?

Since 1935, MERCIER has been won by: Bloc Québécois, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in MERCIER?

The closest contested result on record for MERCIER was 1958, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 3,360 votes (6.4 percentage points).

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