PEACE RIVER — Canadian Federal Election Results

PEACE RIVER was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 28,594 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in PEACE RIVER from 1925 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1925–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1925 Progressive Progressive 3,986 33.5% Conservative (3,969) 17 (0.1 pts)
1926 United Farmers United Farmers 5,323 43.1% Conservative (4,398) 925 (7.5 pts)
1930 United Farmers United Farmers 10,204 54.9% Liberal (8,390) 1,814 (9.8 pts)
1935 Social Credit Social Credit 5,513 47.5% Liberal (3,546) 1,967 (17.0 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,426 41.3% New Democracy (5,347) 1,079 (6.9 pts)
1945 Social Credit Social Credit 7,319 41.1% Liberal (4,109) 3,210 (18.0 pts)
1949 Social Credit Social Credit 7,727 38.8% Liberal (7,404) 323 (1.6 pts)
1953 Social Credit Social Credit 10,151 49.0% Liberal (7,599) 2,552 (12.3 pts)
1957 Social Credit Social Credit 10,393 43.7% Progressive Conservative (5,896) 4,497 (18.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,328 58.8% Social Credit (5,737) 7,591 (33.5 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,897 48.2% Social Credit (7,603) 5,294 (19.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,111 58.6% Social Credit (6,564) 9,547 (34.7 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,960 54.1% Social Credit (4,700) 10,260 (37.1 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,825 55.6% NDP (4,830) 6,995 (32.9 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,255 56.4% NDP (5,678) 8,577 (33.9 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,153 60.6% Liberal (5,068) 9,085 (38.9 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 20,748 63.1% Liberal (6,312) 14,436 (43.9 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,953 59.4% Liberal (6,243) 12,710 (39.8 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,648 62.2% NDP (6,333) 19,315 (46.9 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,363 54.3% NDP (7,389) 15,974 (37.1 pts)
1993 Reform Reform 25,761 60.2% Liberal (6,629) 19,132 (44.7 pts)
1997 Reform Reform 22,351 58.9% Liberal (7,241) 15,110 (39.8 pts)
2000 Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance 27,508 65.6% Liberal (6,495) 21,013 (50.1 pts)
2004 Conservative Conservative 28,158 65.1% Liberal (8,200) 19,958 (46.2 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 27,785 57.0% Independent (9,882) 17,903 (36.7 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 29,550 69.5% NDP (6,124) 23,426 (55.1 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 36,334 75.8% NDP (7,740) 28,594 (59.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1925

PartyVotesShare
Progressive3,98633.5%
Conservative3,96933.4%
Liberal3,94433.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers5,32343.1%
Conservative4,39835.6%
Liberal2,64221.4%

1930

PartyVotesShare
United Farmers10,20454.9%
Liberal8,39045.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit5,51347.5%
Liberal3,54630.6%
CCF1,64614.2%
Conservative8967.7%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,42641.3%
New Democracy5,34734.3%
CCF3,30721.2%
Independent4883.1%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,31941.1%
Liberal4,10923.1%
CCF3,66620.6%
Progressive Conservative2,73215.3%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit7,72738.8%
Liberal7,40437.2%
CCF3,20216.1%
Progressive Conservative1,5627.9%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit10,15149.0%
Liberal7,59936.7%
CCF2,07910.0%
Labor-Progressive8674.2%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit10,39343.7%
Progressive Conservative5,89624.8%
Liberal5,51523.2%
CCF1,7837.5%
Independent2120.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,32858.8%
Social Credit5,73725.3%
Liberal2,53511.2%
CCF1,0644.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,89748.2%
Social Credit7,60328.4%
Liberal3,67113.7%
NDP2,6059.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,11158.6%
Social Credit6,56423.9%
Liberal3,05911.1%
NDP1,7606.4%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,96054.1%
Social Credit4,70017.0%
NDP4,41116.0%
Liberal3,57812.9%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,82555.6%
NDP4,83022.7%
Liberal4,62021.7%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,25556.4%
NDP5,67822.5%
Liberal3,32413.1%
Social Credit1,9047.5%
Independent1190.5%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,15360.6%
Liberal5,06821.7%
NDP3,94116.9%
Independent1960.8%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative20,74863.1%
Liberal6,31219.2%
NDP5,80117.7%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,95359.4%
Liberal6,24319.6%
NDP5,43617.0%
Rhinoceros5471.7%
Social Credit4621.4%
Independent2910.9%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,64862.2%
NDP6,33315.4%
Liberal5,41913.2%
Confederation of Regions2,8777.0%
Green5781.4%
Social Credit3540.9%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,36354.3%
NDP7,38917.2%
Reform6,52515.2%
Liberal5,75813.4%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Reform25,76160.2%
Liberal6,62915.5%
Progressive Conservative6,14414.4%
NDP2,3445.5%
National Party of Canada1,6563.9%
Natural Law Party of Canada2410.6%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Reform22,35158.9%
Liberal7,24119.1%
Progressive Conservative6,10416.1%
NDP2,2265.9%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Canadian Alliance27,50865.6%
Liberal6,49515.5%
Progressive Conservative5,02112.0%
NDP2,9146.9%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Conservative28,15865.1%
Liberal8,20019.0%
NDP4,80411.1%
Green2,0734.8%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative27,78557.0%
Independent9,88220.3%
NDP5,42711.1%
Liberal4,5739.4%
Green1,1022.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative29,55069.5%
NDP6,12414.4%
Green3,3037.8%
Liberal2,8436.7%
Canadian Action Party3730.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada3160.7%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative36,33475.8%
NDP7,74016.1%
Green1,7023.5%
Liberal1,4813.1%
Independent3590.7%
Rhinoceros3450.7%

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.

1925: Progressive margin 0.1 pts 1926: United Farmers margin 7.5 pts 1930: United Farmers margin 9.8 pts 1935: Social Credit margin 17.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1945: Social Credit margin 18.0 pts 1949: Social Credit margin 1.6 pts 1953: Social Credit margin 12.3 pts 1957: Social Credit margin 18.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 33.5 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 19.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 34.7 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 32.9 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 33.9 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 38.9 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 43.9 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 39.8 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 46.9 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 37.1 pts 1993: Reform margin 44.7 pts 1997: Reform margin 39.8 pts 2000: Canadian Alliance margin 50.1 pts 2004: Conservative margin 46.2 pts 2006: Conservative margin 36.7 pts 2008: Conservative margin 55.1 pts 2011: Conservative margin 59.6 pts 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

PEACE RIVER has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1925. Winning parties over that span: Progressive, United Farmers, Social Credit, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Canadian Alliance, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PEACE RIVER in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won PEACE RIVER in 2011 with 36,334 votes (75.8%), a margin of 28,594 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won PEACE RIVER since 1925?

Since 1925, PEACE RIVER has been won by: Canadian Alliance, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive, Progressive Conservative, Reform, Social Credit, United Farmers.

What was the closest result in PEACE RIVER?

The closest contested result on record for PEACE RIVER was 1925, when Progressive beat Conservative by 17 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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