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OTTAWA (CITY OF) — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

OTTAWA (CITY OF) was won by Liberal at the 1930 general election, with a margin of 2,555 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in OTTAWA (CITY OF) from 1867 to 1930.

Full Election History, 1867–1930

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 974 97.5% Unknown (25) 949 (95.0 pts)
1872 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,458 38.7% Liberal (1,213) 245 (6.5 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,854 29.9% Conservative (1,748) 106 (1.7 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,692 57.9% Liberal (1,229) 463 (15.9 pts)
1887 Conservative Conservative 3,339 37.4% Liberal-Conservative (3,207) 132 (1.5 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 3,029 37.4% Liberal-Conservative (2,363) 666 (8.2 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 3,333 40.7% Conservative (2,751) 582 (7.1 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 4,897 52.0% Liberal (4,524) 373 (4.0 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 6,275 56.6% Conservative (4,818) 1,457 (13.1 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 6,584 52.5% Conservative (5,959) 625 (5.0 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 7,062 50.8% Liberal (6,540) 522 (3.8 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 18,547 58.3% Opposition (13,289) 5,258 (16.5 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 22,087 51.1% Conservative (15,829) 6,258 (14.5 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 21,604 52.3% Liberal (19,725) 1,879 (4.5 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 23,012 51.2% Conservative (21,917) 1,095 (2.4 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 25,721 52.6% Conservative (23,166) 2,555 (5.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative97497.5%
Unknown252.5%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,45838.7%
Liberal1,21332.2%
Unknown1,10129.2%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,85429.9%
Conservative1,74828.2%
Liberal1,35321.8%
Unknown1,23920.0%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,69257.9%
Liberal1,22942.1%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,33937.4%
Liberal-Conservative3,20735.9%
Liberal2,38926.7%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,02937.4%
Liberal-Conservative2,36329.1%
Liberal1,94624.0%
Equal Rights7709.5%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,33340.7%
Conservative2,75133.6%
Protestant Protective Assoc.2,10025.7%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,89752.0%
Liberal4,52448.0%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,27556.6%
Conservative4,81843.4%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,58452.5%
Conservative5,95947.5%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative7,06250.8%
Liberal6,54047.1%
Socialist2982.1%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist18,54758.3%
Opposition13,28941.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,08751.1%
Conservative15,82936.6%
Progressive5,30212.3%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative21,60452.3%
Liberal19,72547.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,01251.2%
Conservative21,91748.8%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,72152.6%
Conservative23,16647.4%

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.

1867: Liberal-Conservative margin 95.0 pts 1874: Liberal-Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 1.7 pts 1882: Conservative margin 15.9 pts 1887: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1891: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1896: Liberal margin 7.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 1904: Liberal margin 13.1 pts 1908: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 1911: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 1917: Unionist margin 16.5 pts 1921: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1925: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1926: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1930: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1867 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930

Trend

OTTAWA (CITY OF) has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won OTTAWA (CITY OF) in the 1930 general election?

Liberal won OTTAWA (CITY OF) in 1930 with 25,721 votes (52.6%), a margin of 2,555 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won OTTAWA (CITY OF) since 1867?

Since 1867, OTTAWA (CITY OF) has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in OTTAWA (CITY OF)?

The closest contested result on record for OTTAWA (CITY OF) was 1887, when Conservative beat Liberal-Conservative by 132 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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