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PICTOU — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PICTOU was won by Progressive Conservative at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 2,780 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in PICTOU from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Anti-Confederate Anti-Confederate 2,011 54.9% Conservative (1,653) 358 (9.8 pts)
1872 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,328 26.5% Conservative (2,327) 1 (0.0 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 2,178 34.0% Liberal-Conservative (2,123) 55 (0.9 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 2,747 34.9% Liberal-Conservative (2,681) 66 (0.8 pts)
1882 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 2,709 34.8% Conservative (2,681) 28 (0.4 pts)
1887 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 3,413 36.0% Conservative (3,334) 79 (0.8 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 3,433 36.0% Liberal-Conservative (3,384) 49 (0.5 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 3,577 51.6% Liberal (3,349) 228 (3.3 pts)
1900 Conservative Conservative 3,624 50.7% Liberal (3,523) 101 (1.4 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 4,148 52.7% Conservative (3,716) 432 (5.5 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 4,336 51.8% Conservative (4,037) 299 (3.6 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 4,221 51.7% Conservative (3,937) 284 (3.5 pts)
1917 Unionist Unionist 6,800 52.9% Opposition (6,043) 757 (5.9 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 11,125 55.7% Conservative (7,567) 3,558 (17.8 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 9,693 55.6% Liberal (7,731) 1,962 (11.3 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 9,304 54.0% Liberal (7,920) 1,384 (8.0 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 9,672 51.3% Liberal (9,174) 498 (2.6 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 8,416 44.0% Conservative (6,513) 1,903 (9.9 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 9,983 52.8% National Government (8,292) 1,691 (9.0 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 9,774 44.2% Progressive Conservative (9,387) 387 (1.8 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 10,930 50.7% Progressive Conservative (9,236) 1,694 (7.9 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 10,626 50.6% Progressive Conservative (8,778) 1,848 (8.8 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 12,208 54.5% Liberal (9,251) 2,957 (13.2 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 13,618 60.4% Liberal (8,911) 4,707 (20.9 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,837 49.3% Liberal (9,153) 1,684 (7.7 pts)
1963 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 10,566 51.0% Liberal (8,847) 1,719 (8.3 pts)
1965 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 11,289 52.8% Liberal (8,509) 2,780 (13.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Anti-Confederate2,01154.9%
Conservative1,65345.1%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,32826.5%
Conservative2,32726.5%
Liberal2,12224.1%
Unknown2,01122.9%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,17834.0%
Liberal-Conservative2,12333.1%
Conservative2,11032.9%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,74734.9%
Liberal-Conservative2,68134.1%
Liberal2,43331.0%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative2,70934.8%
Conservative2,68134.4%
Liberal2,39730.8%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative3,41336.0%
Conservative3,33435.1%
Independent2,73928.9%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,43336.0%
Liberal-Conservative3,38435.5%
Liberal2,70828.4%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,57751.6%
Liberal3,34948.4%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Conservative3,62450.7%
Liberal3,52349.3%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,14852.7%
Conservative3,71647.3%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,33651.8%
Conservative4,03748.2%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,22151.7%
Conservative3,93748.3%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Unionist6,80052.9%
Opposition6,04347.1%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,12555.7%
Conservative7,56737.9%
Labour1,2716.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,69355.6%
Liberal7,73144.4%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,30454.0%
Liberal7,92046.0%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative9,67251.3%
Liberal9,17448.7%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,41644.0%
Conservative6,51334.0%
Reconstruction4,20222.0%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,98352.8%
National Government8,29243.9%
Independent6153.3%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,77444.2%
Progressive Conservative9,38742.5%
CCF2,61011.8%
Labor-Progressive3231.5%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,93050.7%
Progressive Conservative9,23642.8%
CCF1,3976.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,62650.6%
Progressive Conservative8,77841.8%
CCF1,5997.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative12,20854.5%
Liberal9,25141.3%
Social Credit4732.1%
CCF4592.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative13,61860.4%
Liberal8,91139.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,83749.3%
Liberal9,15341.6%
NDP1,5397.0%
Social Credit4702.1%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative10,56651.0%
Liberal8,84742.7%
NDP1,1275.4%
Social Credit1810.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative11,28952.8%
Liberal8,50939.8%
NDP1,5687.3%

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: Anti-Confederate margin 9.8 pts 1872: Liberal-Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1874: Liberal margin 0.9 pts 1878: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1882: Liberal-Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1887: Liberal-Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1891: Conservative margin 0.5 pts 1896: Conservative margin 3.3 pts 1900: Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1904: Liberal margin 5.5 pts 1908: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1911: Liberal margin 3.5 pts 1917: Unionist margin 5.9 pts 1921: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1925: Conservative margin 11.3 pts 1926: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1930: Conservative margin 2.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1940: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1945: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1949: Liberal margin 7.9 pts 1953: Liberal margin 8.8 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 20.9 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1963: Progressive Conservative margin 8.3 pts 1965: Progressive Conservative margin 13.0 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

PICTOU has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Anti-Confederate, Liberal-Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Unionist, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PICTOU in the 1965 general election?

Progressive Conservative won PICTOU in 1965 with 11,289 votes (52.8%), a margin of 2,780 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won PICTOU since 1867?

Since 1867, PICTOU has been won by: Anti-Confederate, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Progressive Conservative, Unionist.

What was the closest result in PICTOU?

The closest contested result on record for PICTOU was 1872, when Liberal-Conservative beat Conservative by 1 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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