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NEW WESTMINSTER — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

NEW WESTMINSTER was won by NDP at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 204 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in NEW WESTMINSTER from 1872 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1872–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1872 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Liberal Liberal 162 53.3% Liberal-Conservative (142) 20 (6.6 pts)
1878 Independent Independent 388 56.5% Unknown (299) 89 (13.0 pts)
1882 Elected by acclamation (Liberal-Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1887 Conservative Conservative 533 100.0% None (0) 533 (100.0 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,694 76.1% Liberal (532) 1,162 (52.2 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 1,758 54.6% Conservative (1,460) 298 (9.3 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 1,772 52.1% Conservative (1,627) 145 (4.3 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 1,866 51.4% Conservative (1,762) 104 (2.9 pts)
1908 Conservative Conservative 2,846 58.5% Liberal (2,020) 826 (17.0 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 3,542 65.7% Liberal (1,849) 1,693 (31.4 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 7,380 71.9% Opposition (2,882) 4,498 (43.8 pts)
1921 Conservative Conservative 5,520 43.5% Labour (3,699) 1,821 (14.3 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 7,714 42.8% Liberal (7,013) 701 (3.9 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,624 46.5% Liberal (6,384) 2,240 (12.1 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 13,293 55.9% Conservative (10,502) 2,791 (11.7 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 9,977 36.9% CCF (9,716) 261 (1.0 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 15,287 44.3% CCF (9,837) 5,450 (15.8 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 14,158 33.8% CCF (12,229) 1,929 (4.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 13,904 42.4% CCF (9,326) 4,578 (14.0 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 10,770 31.0% Liberal (10,735) 35 (0.1 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 16,916 35.5% CCF (11,344) 5,572 (11.7 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 21,202 41.7% CCF (13,220) 7,982 (15.7 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 23,827 39.2% Liberal (13,855) 9,972 (16.4 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 23,609 37.0% Liberal (17,086) 6,523 (10.2 pts)
1965 NDP NDP 27,574 43.6% Liberal (15,330) 12,244 (19.3 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 18,083 44.5% NDP (16,144) 1,939 (4.8 pts)
1972 NDP NDP 19,181 41.6% Progressive Conservative (14,739) 4,442 (9.6 pts)
1974 NDP NDP 15,397 32.9% Progressive Conservative (15,193) 204 (0.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16253.3%
Liberal-Conservative14246.7%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Independent38856.5%
Unknown29943.5%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative533100.0%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,69476.1%
Liberal53223.9%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,75854.6%
Conservative1,46045.4%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,77252.1%
Conservative1,62747.9%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,86651.4%
Conservative1,76248.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,84658.5%
Liberal2,02041.5%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,54265.7%
Liberal1,84934.3%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist7,38071.9%
Opposition2,88228.1%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,52043.5%
Labour3,69929.1%
Liberal3,48227.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,71442.8%
Liberal7,01338.9%
Labour3,30518.3%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,62446.5%
Liberal6,38434.4%
Labour3,53319.1%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,29355.9%
Conservative10,50244.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,97736.9%
CCF9,71635.9%
Conservative6,53124.1%
Reconstruction8503.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,28744.3%
CCF9,83728.5%
National Government9,37227.2%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,15833.8%
CCF12,22929.2%
Progressive Conservative11,13326.6%
Labor-Progressive2,6406.3%
Social Credit1,4033.4%
Democrat3150.8%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal13,90442.4%
CCF9,32628.5%
Progressive Conservative8,33825.4%
Social Credit1,2073.7%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit10,77031.0%
Liberal10,73530.9%
CCF9,25826.6%
Progressive Conservative3,0838.9%
Labor-Progressive8962.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit16,91635.5%
CCF11,34423.8%
Progressive Conservative10,17221.3%
Liberal8,63218.1%
Canadian Democrat6281.3%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative21,20241.7%
CCF13,22026.0%
Social Credit10,88621.4%
Liberal4,5599.0%
Labor-Progressive9581.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP23,82739.2%
Liberal13,85522.8%
Progressive Conservative13,31121.9%
Social Credit9,82216.2%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP23,60937.0%
Liberal17,08626.7%
Progressive Conservative13,90821.8%
Social Credit9,28014.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
NDP27,57443.6%
Liberal15,33024.2%
Social Credit10,45816.5%
Progressive Conservative9,92515.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,08344.5%
NDP16,14439.7%
Progressive Conservative4,76111.7%
Social Credit1,3823.4%
Communist2510.6%

1972

PartyVotesShare
NDP19,18141.6%
Progressive Conservative14,73932.0%
Liberal10,99223.9%
Social Credit9712.1%
Independent1920.4%

1974

PartyVotesShare
NDP15,39732.9%
Progressive Conservative15,19332.4%
Liberal14,99732.0%
Social Credit9262.0%
Communist1900.4%
Independent960.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party680.1%

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.

1874: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1878: Independent margin 13.0 pts 1887: Conservative margin 100.0 pts 1891: Conservative margin 52.2 pts 1896: Liberal margin 9.3 pts 1900: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1904: Liberal margin 2.9 pts 1908: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1911: Conservative margin 31.4 pts 1917: Unionist margin 43.8 pts 1921: Conservative margin 14.3 pts 1925: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1926: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1930: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1935: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1945: Liberal margin 4.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 0.1 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 11.7 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1962: NDP margin 16.4 pts 1963: NDP margin 10.2 pts 1965: NDP margin 19.3 pts 1968: Liberal margin 4.8 pts 1972: NDP margin 9.6 pts 1974: NDP margin 0.4 pts 1874 1878 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

NEW WESTMINSTER has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1872. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Liberal, Independent, Conservative, Unionist, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won NEW WESTMINSTER in the 1974 general election?

NDP won NEW WESTMINSTER in 1974 with 15,397 votes (32.9%), a margin of 204 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won NEW WESTMINSTER since 1872?

Since 1872, NEW WESTMINSTER has been won by: Conservative, Independent, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, NDP, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit, Unionist.

What was the closest result in NEW WESTMINSTER?

The closest contested result on record for NEW WESTMINSTER was 1953, when Social Credit beat Liberal by 35 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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