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PETERBOROUGH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PETERBOROUGH was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 14,670 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in PETERBOROUGH from 1953 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1953–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1953 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,206 52.5% Liberal (10,218) 2,988 (11.9 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,598 60.7% Liberal (8,301) 8,297 (30.3 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,032 66.8% Liberal (7,254) 11,778 (41.3 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,185 38.1% NDP (11,605) 580 (1.8 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,909 35.9% NDP (11,131) 778 (2.3 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 12,335 37.0% Progressive Conservative (11,693) 642 (1.9 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 15,675 42.1% Progressive Conservative (12,972) 2,703 (7.3 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 20,282 45.5% Progressive Conservative (17,885) 2,397 (5.4 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 23,865 52.9% Progressive Conservative (14,891) 8,974 (19.9 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,195 44.5% Liberal (18,288) 3,907 (7.8 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,417 40.2% Liberal (17,202) 2,215 (4.6 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 27,121 52.7% Liberal (11,737) 15,384 (29.9 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,492 40.9% Liberal (16,693) 5,799 (10.5 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 27,575 47.6% Reform (13,457) 14,118 (24.4 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 25,594 46.5% Reform (15,759) 9,835 (17.9 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 25,310 48.4% Canadian Alliance (14,924) 10,386 (19.9 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 25,099 43.6% Conservative (18,393) 6,706 (11.6 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 22,774 35.9% Liberal (20,532) 2,242 (3.5 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 27,630 47.4% Liberal (18,417) 9,213 (15.8 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 29,393 49.7% NDP (14,723) 14,670 (24.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1953

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,20652.5%
Liberal10,21840.6%
CCF1,7476.9%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,59860.7%
Liberal8,30130.4%
CCF1,8876.9%
Social Credit5552.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,03266.8%
Liberal7,25425.5%
CCF1,8876.6%
Social Credit3261.1%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,18538.1%
NDP11,60536.3%
Liberal8,21525.7%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,90935.9%
NDP11,13133.6%
Liberal9,92729.9%
Social Credit1800.5%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,33537.0%
Progressive Conservative11,69335.1%
NDP9,32728.0%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,67542.1%
Progressive Conservative12,97234.8%
NDP8,59323.1%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal20,28245.5%
Progressive Conservative17,88540.1%
NDP6,42214.4%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal23,86552.9%
Progressive Conservative14,89133.0%
NDP6,17113.7%
Independent1870.4%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,19544.5%
Liberal18,28836.6%
NDP8,45116.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada7871.6%
Rhinoceros1500.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party470.1%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,41740.2%
Liberal17,20235.7%
NDP10,77622.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada4691.0%
Rhinoceros2430.5%
Independent690.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party670.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative27,12152.7%
Liberal11,73722.8%
NDP10,64820.7%
Libertarian Party of Canada1,4792.9%
Rhinoceros3090.6%
Green1750.3%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,49240.9%
Liberal16,69330.3%
NDP15,14727.5%
Libertarian Party of Canada2770.5%
Rhinoceros2380.4%
Green2080.4%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,57547.6%
Reform13,45723.2%
Progressive Conservative11,62320.1%
NDP3,0565.3%
National Party of Canada1,8523.2%
Natural Law Party of Canada3670.6%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,59446.5%
Reform15,75928.7%
Progressive Conservative8,75715.9%
NDP4,8748.9%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,31048.4%
Canadian Alliance14,92428.5%
Progressive Conservative7,03413.5%
NDP3,9677.6%
Green9031.7%
Independent1470.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,09943.6%
Conservative18,39331.9%
NDP10,95719.0%
Green3,1825.5%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative22,77435.9%
Liberal20,53232.4%
NDP16,28625.7%
Green3,2055.1%
Marijuana Party4550.7%
Independent1790.3%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative27,63047.4%
Liberal18,41731.6%
NDP8,11513.9%
Green4,0296.9%
Marxist-Leninist Party980.2%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative29,39349.7%
NDP14,72324.9%
Liberal12,66421.4%
Green2,1053.6%
Independent1890.3%
Canadian Action Party1040.2%

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.

1953: Progressive Conservative margin 11.9 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 30.3 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 41.3 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 2.3 pts 1965: Liberal margin 1.9 pts 1968: Liberal margin 7.3 pts 1972: Liberal margin 5.4 pts 1974: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 7.8 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 4.6 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 10.5 pts 1993: Liberal margin 24.4 pts 1997: Liberal margin 17.9 pts 2000: Liberal margin 19.9 pts 2004: Liberal margin 11.6 pts 2006: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 2008: Conservative margin 15.8 pts 2011: Conservative margin 24.8 pts 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

PETERBOROUGH has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1953. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PETERBOROUGH in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won PETERBOROUGH in 2011 with 29,393 votes (49.7%), a margin of 14,670 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won PETERBOROUGH since 1953?

Since 1953, PETERBOROUGH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in PETERBOROUGH?

The closest contested result on record for PETERBOROUGH was 1962, when Progressive Conservative beat NDP by 580 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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