Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
PARKDALE was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 6,001 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in PARKDALE from 1917 to 1974.
Full Election History, 1917–1974
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1917
Unionist
Unionist
13,306
53.8%
Independent (7,736)
5,570 (22.5 pts)
1921
Conservative
Conservative
10,705
56.6%
Liberal (5,487)
5,218 (27.6 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
14,483
73.2%
Liberal (5,299)
9,184 (46.4 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
11,897
74.2%
Liberal (4,133)
7,764 (48.4 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
11,713
66.8%
Liberal (5,823)
5,890 (33.6 pts)
1935
Conservative
Conservative
9,619
39.7%
Liberal (7,761)
1,858 (7.7 pts)
1940
National Government
National Government
13,605
52.1%
Liberal (12,487)
1,118 (4.3 pts)
1945
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
11,588
43.2%
Liberal (9,981)
1,607 (6.0 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
12,876
44.0%
Progressive Conservative (10,137)
2,739 (9.4 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
10,391
47.8%
Progressive Conservative (6,788)
3,603 (16.6 pts)
1957
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
9,882
45.2%
Liberal (7,671)
2,211 (10.1 pts)
1958
Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative
13,640
52.3%
Liberal (8,599)
5,041 (19.3 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
10,780
41.9%
Progressive Conservative (8,946)
1,834 (7.1 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
12,694
51.2%
Progressive Conservative (6,308)
6,386 (25.8 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
11,974
51.5%
Progressive Conservative (6,104)
5,870 (25.2 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
14,717
51.2%
NDP (8,983)
5,734 (19.9 pts)
1972
Liberal
Liberal
12,214
43.8%
Progressive Conservative (8,990)
3,224 (11.6 pts)
1974
Liberal
Liberal
13,134
52.3%
Progressive Conservative (7,133)
6,001 (23.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
13,306
53.8%
Independent
7,736
31.3%
Opposition
3,698
14.9%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
10,705
56.6%
Liberal
5,487
29.0%
Labour
2,723
14.4%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
14,483
73.2%
Liberal
5,299
26.8%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
11,897
74.2%
Liberal
4,133
25.8%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
11,713
66.8%
Liberal
5,823
33.2%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
9,619
39.7%
Liberal
7,761
32.1%
Reconstruction
3,572
14.8%
CCF
3,249
13.4%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
National Government
13,605
52.1%
Liberal
12,487
47.9%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
11,588
43.2%
Liberal
9,981
37.2%
CCF
4,188
15.6%
Labor-Progressive
1,053
3.9%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,876
44.0%
Progressive Conservative
10,137
34.7%
CCF
6,242
21.3%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,391
47.8%
Progressive Conservative
6,788
31.2%
CCF
3,788
17.4%
Labor-Progressive
765
3.5%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
9,882
45.2%
Liberal
7,671
35.1%
CCF
3,979
18.2%
Independent Conservative
342
1.6%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
13,640
52.3%
Liberal
8,599
33.0%
CCF
3,492
13.4%
Labor-Progressive
344
1.3%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,780
41.9%
Progressive Conservative
8,946
34.8%
NDP
5,759
22.4%
Social Credit
224
0.9%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,694
51.2%
Progressive Conservative
6,308
25.4%
NDP
5,538
22.3%
Social Credit
259
1.0%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,974
51.5%
Progressive Conservative
6,104
26.2%
NDP
5,194
22.3%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,717
51.2%
NDP
8,983
31.2%
Progressive Conservative
5,057
17.6%
1972
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,214
43.8%
Progressive Conservative
8,990
32.2%
NDP
6,478
23.2%
Independent
201
0.7%
1974
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,134
52.3%
Progressive Conservative
7,133
28.4%
NDP
4,479
17.8%
Independent
144
0.6%
Communist
132
0.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party
95
0.4%
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.
Trend
PARKDALE has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Unionist, Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won PARKDALE in the 1974 general election?
Liberal won PARKDALE in 1974 with 13,134 votes (52.3%), a margin of 6,001 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won PARKDALE since 1917?
Since 1917, PARKDALE has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.
What was the closest result in PARKDALE?
The closest contested result on record for PARKDALE was 1940, when National Government beat Liberal by 1,118 votes (4.3 percentage points).