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PERTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PERTH was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1984 general election, with a margin of 9,031 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in PERTH from 1935 to 1984.

Full Election History, 1935–1984

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 12,766 54.2% Conservative (7,551) 5,215 (22.2 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 12,926 60.5% National Government (8,451) 4,475 (20.9 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,961 46.6% Liberal (10,785) 176 (0.7 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,901 49.0% Progressive Conservative (9,667) 1,234 (5.5 pts)
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,959 54.2% Liberal (10,939) 2,020 (8.5 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,663 64.5% Liberal (9,186) 7,477 (28.9 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,295 70.4% Liberal (6,842) 11,453 (44.1 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,108 58.8% Liberal (8,839) 6,269 (24.4 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,328 57.1% Liberal (10,442) 4,886 (18.2 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,558 55.2% Liberal (9,309) 4,249 (17.3 pts)
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 14,959 48.5% Liberal (12,864) 2,095 (6.8 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,019 58.5% Liberal (9,255) 9,764 (30.0 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,172 47.5% Liberal (12,077) 3,095 (9.7 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,186 54.9% Liberal (10,155) 9,031 (25.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,76654.2%
Conservative7,55132.1%
Reconstruction2,0168.6%
CCF1,2115.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,92660.5%
National Government8,45139.5%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,96146.6%
Liberal10,78545.9%
CCF1,7727.5%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,90149.0%
Progressive Conservative9,66743.4%
CCF1,6977.6%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,95954.2%
Liberal10,93945.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,66364.5%
Liberal9,18635.5%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,29570.4%
Liberal6,84226.3%
Independent8593.3%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,10858.8%
Liberal8,83934.4%
Independent1,7396.8%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,32857.1%
Liberal10,44238.9%
NDP1,0654.0%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,55855.2%
Liberal9,30937.9%
NDP1,7127.0%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative14,95948.5%
Liberal12,86441.7%
NDP3,0099.8%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,01958.5%
Liberal9,25528.5%
NDP4,25513.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,17247.5%
Liberal12,07737.8%
NDP4,63514.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party560.2%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,18654.9%
Liberal10,15529.1%
NDP5,59916.0%

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 22.2 pts 1940: Liberal margin 20.9 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1949: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1953: Progressive Conservative margin 8.5 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 44.1 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 24.4 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 18.2 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1968: Progressive Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 30.0 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 25.8 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1979 1980 1984

Trend

PERTH has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PERTH in the 1984 general election?

Progressive Conservative won PERTH in 1984 with 19,186 votes (54.9%), a margin of 9,031 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won PERTH since 1935?

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

What was the closest result in PERTH?

The closest contested result on record for PERTH was 1945, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 176 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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