Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Oxford was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 16,426 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Oxford from 1935 to 2021.
Full Election History, 1935–2021
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1935
Liberal
Liberal
11,438
47.8%
Conservative (8,655)
2,783 (11.6 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
10,975
56.9%
National Government (8,325)
2,650 (13.7 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,916
48.9%
Liberal (10,149)
1,767 (7.2 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
12,581
48.3%
Progressive Conservative (11,791)
790 (3.0 pts)
1953
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
12,693
50.1%
Liberal (12,654)
39 (0.2 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
20,404
68.9%
Liberal (8,275)
12,129 (40.9 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
22,079
75.1%
Liberal (7,305)
14,774 (50.3 pts)
1962
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,352
57.8%
Liberal (10,731)
7,621 (24.0 pts)
1963
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,402
60.4%
Liberal (10,359)
9,043 (28.2 pts)
1965
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
17,657
55.6%
Liberal (10,202)
7,455 (23.5 pts)
1968
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,504
53.6%
Liberal (12,697)
5,807 (16.8 pts)
1972
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,438
62.5%
Liberal (12,540)
12,898 (31.7 pts)
1974
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
18,934
46.4%
Liberal (17,506)
1,428 (3.5 pts)
1979
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
23,592
55.2%
Liberal (12,935)
10,657 (24.9 pts)
1980
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,382
45.9%
Liberal (15,546)
3,836 (9.1 pts)
1984
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
25,642
57.1%
Liberal (12,884)
12,758 (28.4 pts)
1988
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
19,367
39.8%
Liberal (18,035)
1,332 (2.7 pts)
1993
Liberal
Liberal
19,669
41.1%
Reform (12,653)
7,016 (14.7 pts)
1997
Liberal
Liberal
16,281
36.0%
Progressive Conservative (14,706)
1,575 (3.5 pts)
2000
Liberal
Liberal
15,181
35.6%
Progressive Conservative (13,050)
2,131 (5.0 pts)
2004
Conservative
Conservative
20,606
44.9%
Liberal (14,011)
6,595 (14.4 pts)
2006
Conservative
Conservative
23,140
46.5%
Liberal (13,961)
9,179 (18.5 pts)
2008
Conservative
Conservative
23,330
52.7%
Liberal (8,586)
14,744 (33.3 pts)
2011
Conservative
Conservative
27,973
58.9%
NDP (12,164)
15,809 (33.3 pts)
2015
Conservative
Conservative
25,966
45.7%
Liberal (18,299)
7,667 (13.5 pts)
2019
Conservative
Conservative
29,310
48.1%
NDP (12,306)
17,004 (27.9 pts)
2021
Conservative
Conservative
29,146
47.0%
Liberal (12,720)
16,426 (26.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,438
47.8%
Conservative
8,655
36.2%
Reconstruction
2,953
12.3%
CCF
886
3.7%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,975
56.9%
National Government
8,325
43.1%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,916
48.9%
Liberal
10,149
41.6%
CCF
2,310
9.5%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,581
48.3%
Progressive Conservative
11,791
45.2%
CCF
1,688
6.5%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
12,693
50.1%
Liberal
12,654
49.9%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
20,404
68.9%
Liberal
8,275
27.9%
Social Credit
944
3.2%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
22,079
75.1%
Liberal
7,305
24.9%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,352
57.8%
Liberal
10,731
33.8%
NDP
1,918
6.0%
Social Credit
735
2.3%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,402
60.4%
Liberal
10,359
32.3%
NDP
1,550
4.8%
Social Credit
805
2.5%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
17,657
55.6%
Liberal
10,202
32.2%
NDP
3,870
12.2%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,504
53.6%
Liberal
12,697
36.8%
NDP
3,335
9.7%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,438
62.5%
Liberal
12,540
30.8%
NDP
2,703
6.6%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
18,934
46.4%
Liberal
17,506
42.9%
NDP
4,398
10.8%
1979
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
23,592
55.2%
Liberal
12,935
30.3%
NDP
5,980
14.0%
Libertarian Party of Canada
227
0.5%
1980
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,382
45.9%
Liberal
15,546
36.8%
NDP
6,885
16.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada
311
0.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party
100
0.2%
1984
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
25,642
57.1%
Liberal
12,884
28.7%
NDP
6,077
13.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada
322
0.7%
1988
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
19,367
39.8%
Liberal
18,035
37.0%
NDP
7,771
16.0%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
3,190
6.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada
187
0.4%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada
166
0.3%
1993
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,669
41.1%
Reform
12,653
26.5%
Progressive Conservative
10,857
22.7%
NDP
2,380
5.0%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
935
2.0%
Independent
471
1.0%
National Party of Canada
417
0.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada
230
0.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada
214
0.4%
1997
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,281
36.0%
Progressive Conservative
14,706
32.5%
Reform
9,533
21.1%
NDP
3,406
7.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
956
2.1%
Canadian Action Party
192
0.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada
181
0.4%
2000
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,181
35.6%
Progressive Conservative
13,050
30.6%
Canadian Alliance
11,455
26.8%
NDP
2,254
5.3%
Independent
536
1.3%
Canadian Action Party
227
0.5%
2004
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
20,606
44.9%
Liberal
14,011
30.5%
NDP
6,673
14.5%
Green
1,951
4.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,534
3.3%
Marijuana Party
794
1.7%
Libertarian Party of Canada
226
0.5%
Canadian Action Party
108
0.2%
2006
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
23,140
46.5%
Liberal
13,961
28.1%
NDP
8,639
17.4%
Green
1,566
3.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,434
2.9%
Marijuana Party
771
1.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada
204
0.4%
2008
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
23,330
52.7%
Liberal
8,586
19.4%
NDP
7,982
18.0%
Green
3,355
7.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,036
2.3%
2011
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
27,973
58.9%
NDP
12,164
25.6%
Liberal
4,521
9.5%
Green
2,058
4.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
776
1.6%
2015
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
25,966
45.7%
Liberal
18,299
32.2%
NDP
9,406
16.5%
Green
2,004
3.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
1,175
2.1%
2019
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
29,310
48.1%
NDP
12,306
20.2%
Liberal
11,745
19.3%
Green
4,770
7.8%
People's Party
1,774
2.9%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
986
1.6%
2021
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
29,146
47.0%
Liberal
12,720
20.5%
NDP
11,325
18.3%
People's Party
6,595
10.6%
Green
1,683
2.7%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
479
0.8%
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
Oxford has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Oxford in the 2021 general election?
Conservative won Oxford in 2021 with 29,146 votes (47.0%), a margin of 16,426 votes over Liberal in second place.
Which parties have won Oxford since 1935?
Since 1935, Oxford has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.
What was the closest result in Oxford?
The closest contested result on record for Oxford was 1953, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 39 votes (0.2 percentage points).