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OTTAWA WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

OTTAWA WEST was won by Liberal at the 1993 general election, with a margin of 22,035 votes over Reform. This page covers every general election in OTTAWA WEST from 1935 to 1993.

Full Election History, 1935–1993

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 21,503 48.6% Conservative (15,219) 6,284 (14.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 27,460 58.1% National Government (19,780) 7,680 (16.3 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 24,458 46.5% Progressive Conservative (21,993) 2,465 (4.7 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 24,295 57.8% Progressive Conservative (15,010) 9,285 (22.1 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 20,933 58.3% Progressive Conservative (13,539) 7,394 (20.6 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 19,434 57.3% Progressive Conservative (12,538) 6,896 (20.3 pts)
1958 Liberal Liberal 19,098 50.9% Progressive Conservative (17,673) 1,425 (3.8 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 16,935 55.4% Progressive Conservative (11,397) 5,538 (18.1 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 18,634 60.4% Progressive Conservative (9,852) 8,782 (28.5 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 14,945 57.2% Progressive Conservative (8,604) 6,341 (24.3 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 23,750 52.6% Progressive Conservative (16,392) 7,358 (16.3 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,169 40.8% Liberal (18,423) 3,746 (6.9 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 23,604 44.8% Progressive Conservative (21,838) 1,766 (3.4 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,981 45.2% Liberal (22,985) 1,996 (3.6 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 22,460 44.3% Progressive Conservative (21,940) 520 (1.0 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,591 48.8% Liberal (19,314) 7,277 (13.4 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 23,470 49.6% Progressive Conservative (18,299) 5,171 (10.9 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 28,422 63.4% Reform (6,387) 22,035 (49.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,50348.6%
Conservative15,21934.4%
Reconstruction7,27416.5%
Independent Liberal2100.5%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,46058.1%
National Government19,78041.9%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,45846.5%
Progressive Conservative21,99341.9%
CCF4,8249.2%
Labor-Progressive6021.1%
Social Credit4950.9%
Independent1770.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,29557.8%
Progressive Conservative15,01035.7%
CCF2,7546.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,93358.3%
Progressive Conservative13,53937.7%
CCF1,2093.4%
Labor-Progressive2190.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,43457.3%
Progressive Conservative12,53837.0%
CCF1,0623.1%
Social Credit8812.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,09850.9%
Progressive Conservative17,67347.1%
CCF7512.0%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,93555.4%
Progressive Conservative11,39737.3%
NDP1,5385.0%
Social Credit6982.3%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,63460.4%
Progressive Conservative9,85232.0%
NDP1,4224.6%
Social Credit9243.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,94557.2%
Progressive Conservative8,60433.0%
NDP2,0577.9%
Social Credit5041.9%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,75052.6%
Progressive Conservative16,39236.3%
NDP5,00311.1%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,16940.8%
Liberal18,42333.9%
NDP13,49824.8%
Social Credit2450.5%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,60444.8%
Progressive Conservative21,83841.4%
NDP6,48012.3%
Independent4320.8%
Social Credit1920.4%
Communist780.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party670.1%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,98145.2%
Liberal22,98541.6%
NDP7,05112.8%
Independent1930.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,46044.3%
Progressive Conservative21,94043.2%
NDP5,95511.7%
Independent3980.8%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,59148.8%
Liberal19,31435.4%
NDP8,30415.2%
Independent2850.5%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,47049.6%
Progressive Conservative18,29938.6%
NDP5,30011.2%
Communist1560.3%
Independent1300.3%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal28,42263.4%
Reform6,38714.2%
Progressive Conservative6,34414.1%
NDP1,8364.1%
National Party of Canada1,0822.4%
Green3400.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada2150.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada1650.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada330.1%
Abolitionist Party of Canada320.1%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 14.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 16.3 pts 1945: Liberal margin 4.7 pts 1949: Liberal margin 22.1 pts 1953: Liberal margin 20.6 pts 1957: Liberal margin 20.3 pts 1958: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1962: Liberal margin 18.1 pts 1963: Liberal margin 28.5 pts 1965: Liberal margin 24.3 pts 1968: Liberal margin 16.3 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 6.9 pts 1974: Liberal margin 3.4 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 3.6 pts 1980: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1988: Liberal margin 10.9 pts 1993: Liberal margin 49.1 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993

Trend

OTTAWA WEST has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won OTTAWA WEST in the 1993 general election?

Liberal won OTTAWA WEST in 1993 with 28,422 votes (63.4%), a margin of 22,035 votes over Reform in second place.

Which parties have won OTTAWA WEST since 1935?

Since 1935, OTTAWA WEST has been won by: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in OTTAWA WEST?

The closest contested result on record for OTTAWA WEST was 1980, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 520 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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