NICOLET--YAMASKA — Canadian Federal Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
NICOLET--YAMASKA was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 5,644 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in NICOLET--YAMASKA from 1935 to 1965.
Full Election History, 1935–1965
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1935
Liberal
Liberal
9,542
58.1%
Conservative (6,770)
2,772 (16.9 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
7,445
92.1%
National Government (410)
7,035 (87.0 pts)
1945
Independent Liberal
Independent Liberal
7,973
51.2%
Liberal (6,658)
1,315 (8.4 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
10,208
50.9%
Progressive Conservative (9,860)
348 (1.7 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
9,483
49.2%
Independent Liberal (7,397)
2,086 (10.8 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,805
51.3%
Liberal (9,292)
513 (2.7 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,880
62.2%
Liberal (7,219)
4,661 (24.4 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
8,861
45.4%
Liberal (7,427)
1,434 (7.3 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,438
48.1%
Liberal (8,124)
1,314 (6.7 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,734
63.8%
Liberal (6,090)
5,644 (30.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,542
58.1%
Conservative
6,770
41.2%
Reconstruction
108
0.7%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
7,445
92.1%
National Government
410
5.1%
Independent Conservative
232
2.9%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Independent Liberal
7,973
51.2%
Liberal
6,658
42.7%
Progressive Conservative
944
6.1%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,208
50.9%
Progressive Conservative
9,860
49.1%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,483
49.2%
Independent Liberal
7,397
38.4%
Progressive Conservative
2,396
12.4%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,805
51.3%
Liberal
9,292
48.7%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,880
62.2%
Liberal
7,219
37.8%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
8,861
45.4%
Liberal
7,427
38.0%
Social Credit
3,233
16.6%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,438
48.1%
Liberal
8,124
41.4%
Social Credit
1,825
9.3%
NDP
228
1.2%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,734
63.8%
Liberal
6,090
33.1%
Social Credit
368
2.0%
NDP
210
1.1%
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.
Trend
NICOLET--YAMASKA has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Independent Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won NICOLET--YAMASKA in the 1965 general election?
Progressive Conservative won NICOLET--YAMASKA in 1965 with 11,734 votes (63.8%), a margin of 5,644 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won NICOLET--YAMASKA since 1935?
Since 1935, NICOLET--YAMASKA has been won by: Independent Liberal, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in NICOLET--YAMASKA?
The closest contested result on record for NICOLET--YAMASKA was 1949, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 348 votes (1.7 percentage points).