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PORT ARTHUR — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

PORT ARTHUR was won by Liberal at the 1974 general election, with a margin of 5,932 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in PORT ARTHUR from 1935 to 1974.

Full Election History, 1935–1974

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1935 Liberal Liberal 6,591 58.5% Conservative (2,807) 3,784 (33.6 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 10,327 55.3% National Government (5,213) 5,114 (27.4 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 10,045 50.1% CCF (5,504) 4,541 (22.6 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 12,646 51.1% CCF (6,401) 6,245 (25.2 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 12,272 50.1% CCF (5,865) 6,407 (26.2 pts)
1957 CCF CCF 12,228 43.2% Liberal (10,813) 1,415 (5.0 pts)
1958 CCF CCF 12,217 38.8% Progressive Conservative (10,215) 2,002 (6.4 pts)
1962 NDP NDP 13,437 38.5% Liberal (11,502) 1,935 (5.5 pts)
1963 NDP NDP 16,141 45.4% Liberal (13,132) 3,009 (8.5 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 14,706 42.0% NDP (12,275) 2,431 (6.9 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 11,079 48.6% NDP (7,306) 3,773 (16.6 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 14,351 52.4% NDP (6,756) 7,595 (27.7 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 14,523 54.5% NDP (8,591) 5,932 (22.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,59158.5%
Conservative2,80724.9%
CCF1,35712.0%
Reconstruction5194.6%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,32755.3%
National Government5,21327.9%
CCF3,12816.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,04550.1%
CCF5,50427.4%
Progressive Conservative3,51617.5%
Labor-Progressive1,0045.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,64651.1%
CCF6,40125.9%
Progressive Conservative5,06820.5%
Social Credit6272.5%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,27250.1%
CCF5,86524.0%
Progressive Conservative5,41522.1%
Labor-Progressive9233.8%

1957

PartyVotesShare
CCF12,22843.2%
Liberal10,81338.2%
Progressive Conservative5,26118.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
CCF12,21738.8%
Progressive Conservative10,21532.5%
Liberal9,04328.7%

1962

PartyVotesShare
NDP13,43738.5%
Liberal11,50232.9%
Progressive Conservative9,22626.4%
Communist4181.2%
Social Credit3521.0%

1963

PartyVotesShare
NDP16,14145.4%
Liberal13,13236.9%
Progressive Conservative6,31617.7%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,70642.0%
NDP12,27535.0%
Progressive Conservative8,07523.0%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,07948.6%
NDP7,30632.0%
Progressive Conservative4,17918.3%
Communist2331.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,35152.4%
NDP6,75624.6%
Progressive Conservative6,02722.0%
Independent2741.0%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,52354.5%
NDP8,59132.2%
Progressive Conservative3,32212.5%
Communist1640.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party540.2%

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.

1935: Liberal margin 33.6 pts 1940: Liberal margin 27.4 pts 1945: Liberal margin 22.6 pts 1949: Liberal margin 25.2 pts 1953: Liberal margin 26.2 pts 1957: CCF margin 5.0 pts 1958: CCF margin 6.4 pts 1962: NDP margin 5.5 pts 1963: NDP margin 8.5 pts 1965: Liberal margin 6.9 pts 1968: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1972: Liberal margin 27.7 pts 1974: Liberal margin 22.3 pts 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974

Trend

PORT ARTHUR has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1935. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, CCF, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won PORT ARTHUR in the 1974 general election?

Liberal won PORT ARTHUR in 1974 with 14,523 votes (54.5%), a margin of 5,932 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won PORT ARTHUR since 1935?

Since 1935, PORT ARTHUR has been won by: CCF, Liberal, NDP.

What was the closest result in PORT ARTHUR?

The closest contested result on record for PORT ARTHUR was 1957, when CCF beat Liberal by 1,415 votes (5.0 percentage points).

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