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PETERBOROUGH WEST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PETERBOROUGH WEST was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1949 general election, with a margin of 243 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in PETERBOROUGH WEST from 1867 to 1949.

Full Election History, 1867–1949

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 681 51.1% Unknown (652) 29 (2.2 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 735 51.1% Conservative (702) 33 (2.3 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 892 52.7% Unknown (801) 91 (5.4 pts)
1878 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,071 55.1% Liberal (874) 197 (10.1 pts)
1882 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 1,035 54.2% Unknown (875) 160 (8.4 pts)
1887 Conservative Conservative 1,280 50.3% Liberal (1,264) 16 (0.6 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 1,447 54.4% Liberal (1,215) 232 (8.7 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 1,485 45.4% Liberal (1,166) 319 (9.7 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 1,750 55.6% Liberal (1,399) 351 (11.1 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,467 52.0% Conservative (2,280) 187 (3.9 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,851 53.1% Conservative (2,518) 333 (6.2 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 2,944 50.4% Liberal (2,902) 42 (0.7 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,382 68.3% Opposition (2,964) 3,418 (36.6 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 6,890 59.3% Conservative (4,732) 2,158 (18.6 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 9,100 56.0% Liberal (7,137) 1,963 (12.1 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 8,934 56.7% Liberal (6,825) 2,109 (13.4 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 9,663 55.0% Liberal (7,902) 1,761 (10.0 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 8,027 42.4% Conservative (6,342) 1,685 (8.9 pts)
1940 National Government National Government 9,683 50.5% Liberal (9,505) 178 (0.9 pts)
1945 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,949 50.6% Liberal (8,181) 2,768 (12.8 pts)
1949 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,981 44.8% Liberal (10,738) 243 (1.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative68151.1%
Unknown65248.9%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal73551.1%
Conservative70248.9%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal89252.7%
Unknown80147.3%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,07155.1%
Liberal87444.9%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative1,03554.2%
Unknown87545.8%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,28050.3%
Liberal1,26449.7%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,44754.4%
Liberal1,21545.6%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,48545.4%
Liberal1,16635.6%
Independent62219.0%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,75055.6%
Liberal1,39944.4%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,46752.0%
Conservative2,28048.0%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,85153.1%
Conservative2,51846.9%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,94450.4%
Liberal2,90249.6%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,38268.3%
Opposition2,96431.7%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,89059.3%
Conservative4,73240.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,10056.0%
Liberal7,13744.0%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative8,93456.7%
Liberal6,82543.3%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,66355.0%
Liberal7,90245.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,02742.4%
Conservative6,34233.5%
Reconstruction3,07116.2%
CCF1,4897.9%

1940

PartyVotesShare
National Government9,68350.5%
Liberal9,50549.5%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,94950.6%
Liberal8,18137.8%
CCF2,51211.6%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,98144.8%
Liberal10,73843.8%
CCF2,80411.4%

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.

1867: Conservative margin 2.2 pts 1872: Liberal margin 2.3 pts 1874: Liberal margin 5.4 pts 1878: Liberal-Conservative margin 10.1 pts 1882: Liberal-Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1887: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1891: Conservative margin 8.7 pts 1896: Conservative margin 9.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 1904: Liberal margin 3.9 pts 1908: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1911: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1917: Unionist margin 36.6 pts 1921: Liberal margin 18.6 pts 1925: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1926: Conservative margin 13.4 pts 1930: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 8.9 pts 1940: National Government margin 0.9 pts 1945: Progressive Conservative margin 12.8 pts 1949: Progressive Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949

Trend

PETERBOROUGH WEST has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Unionist, National Government, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PETERBOROUGH WEST in the 1949 general election?

Progressive Conservative won PETERBOROUGH WEST in 1949 with 10,981 votes (44.8%), a margin of 243 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won PETERBOROUGH WEST since 1867?

Since 1867, PETERBOROUGH WEST has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in PETERBOROUGH WEST?

The closest contested result on record for PETERBOROUGH WEST was 1887, when Conservative beat Liberal by 16 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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