OKANAGAN BOUNDARY — Canadian Federal Election Results

OKANAGAN BOUNDARY was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 3,668 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in OKANAGAN BOUNDARY from 1953 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1953–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1953 CCF CCF 8,086 39.1% Social Credit (7,543) 543 (2.6 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 7,465 30.5% CCF (7,340) 125 (0.5 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,065 48.4% CCF (7,829) 5,236 (19.4 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,069 31.3% NDP (7,956) 1,113 (3.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,031 33.1% Social Credit (7,430) 2,601 (8.6 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,499 30.8% NDP (7,522) 1,977 (6.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 12,321 32.7% Progressive Conservative (10,691) 1,630 (4.3 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,468 42.5% Liberal (14,213) 6,255 (13.0 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,089 43.2% Liberal (19,421) 3,668 (6.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1953

PartyVotesShare
CCF8,08639.1%
Social Credit7,54336.5%
Liberal5,05324.4%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,46530.5%
CCF7,34029.9%
Progressive Conservative6,36826.0%
Liberal3,33613.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,06548.4%
CCF7,82929.0%
Social Credit3,47012.9%
Liberal2,6379.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,06931.3%
NDP7,95627.5%
Social Credit6,76623.4%
Liberal5,14117.8%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,03133.1%
Social Credit7,43024.5%
Liberal6,45321.3%
NDP6,42521.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,49930.8%
NDP7,52224.4%
Social Credit7,43124.1%
Liberal6,34320.6%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,32132.7%
Progressive Conservative10,69128.4%
NDP10,48127.8%
Social Credit4,21711.2%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,46842.5%
Liberal14,21329.5%
NDP13,48728.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,08943.2%
Liberal19,42136.3%
NDP8,97516.8%
Social Credit2,0023.7%

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.

1953: CCF margin 2.6 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 0.5 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 19.4 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

OKANAGAN BOUNDARY has been contested at 9 general elections on record since 1953. Winning parties over that span: CCF, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won OKANAGAN BOUNDARY in the 1974 general election?

Progressive Conservative won OKANAGAN BOUNDARY in 1974 with 23,089 votes (43.2%), a margin of 3,668 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won OKANAGAN BOUNDARY since 1953?

Since 1953, OKANAGAN BOUNDARY has been won by: CCF, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in OKANAGAN BOUNDARY?

The closest contested result on record for OKANAGAN BOUNDARY was 1957, when Social Credit beat CCF by 125 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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