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QUEBEC EAST — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

QUEBEC EAST was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 5,258 votes over Social Credit. This page covers every general election in QUEBEC EAST from 1867 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1867–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1872 Elected by acclamation (Conservative) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1874 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1878 Liberal Liberal 1,946 62.5% Unknown (1,168) 778 (25.0 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 1,750 57.7% Unknown (1,283) 467 (15.4 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,622 79.0% Conservative (695) 1,927 (58.1 pts)
1891 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1896 Liberal Liberal 3,202 76.0% Conservative (1,011) 2,191 (52.0 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 3,598 81.3% Conservative (826) 2,772 (62.7 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,524 71.4% Conservative (1,415) 2,109 (42.7 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,764 70.8% Conservative (1,550) 2,214 (41.7 pts)
1911 Elected by acclamation (Liberal) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1917 Opposition Opposition 6,957 92.5% Unionist (562) 6,395 (85.1 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 9,005 86.3% Conservative (1,424) 7,581 (72.7 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 9,193 59.1% Conservative (6,366) 2,827 (18.2 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 9,370 59.3% Conservative (6,438) 2,932 (18.5 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 11,822 55.1% Conservative (9,642) 2,180 (10.2 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 15,557 61.8% Conservative (9,611) 5,946 (23.6 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 17,914 59.3% Independent (12,302) 5,612 (18.6 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 17,965 60.3% Independent (7,197) 10,768 (36.2 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 25,832 73.6% Progressive Conservative (7,876) 17,956 (51.2 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 25,945 78.7% Progressive Conservative (5,841) 20,104 (61.0 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 27,364 72.0% Progressive Conservative (9,900) 17,464 (46.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,285 49.5% Liberal (21,649) 636 (1.4 pts)
1962 Social Credit Social Credit 22,446 50.0% Liberal (13,747) 8,699 (19.4 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 18,661 42.2% Liberal (16,976) 1,685 (3.8 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 18,900 46.1% Social Credit (13,642) 5,258 (12.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,94662.5%
Unknown1,16837.5%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,75057.7%
Unknown1,28342.3%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,62279.0%
Conservative69521.0%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,20276.0%
Conservative1,01124.0%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,59881.3%
Conservative82618.7%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,52471.4%
Conservative1,41528.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,76470.8%
Conservative1,55029.2%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition6,95792.5%
Unionist5627.5%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,00586.3%
Conservative1,42413.7%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,19359.1%
Conservative6,36640.9%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,37059.3%
Conservative6,43840.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,82255.1%
Conservative9,64244.9%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,55761.8%
Conservative9,61138.2%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,91459.3%
Independent12,30240.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,96560.3%
Independent7,19724.2%
Social Credit2,8169.5%
Bloc populaire1,4634.9%
CCF2310.8%
Labor-Progressive1090.4%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,83273.6%
Progressive Conservative7,87622.4%
Union of Electors1,3954.0%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,94578.7%
Progressive Conservative5,84117.7%
Labor-Progressive4381.3%
Locataire (candidat)4171.3%
Anti-Communist3331.0%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,36472.0%
Progressive Conservative9,90026.1%
Social Credit7391.9%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,28549.5%
Liberal21,64948.1%
Social Credit1,1042.5%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit22,44650.0%
Liberal13,74730.6%
Progressive Conservative8,00517.8%
NDP7031.6%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit18,66142.2%
Liberal16,97638.4%
Progressive Conservative6,59314.9%
NDP1,4503.3%
Nationalist5401.2%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,90046.1%
Social Credit13,64233.3%
Progressive Conservative5,54613.5%
NDP2,8707.0%

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.

1878: Liberal margin 25.0 pts 1882: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1887: Liberal margin 58.1 pts 1896: Liberal margin 52.0 pts 1900: Liberal margin 62.7 pts 1904: Liberal margin 42.7 pts 1908: Liberal margin 41.7 pts 1917: Opposition margin 85.1 pts 1921: Liberal margin 72.7 pts 1925: Liberal margin 18.2 pts 1926: Liberal margin 18.5 pts 1930: Liberal margin 10.2 pts 1935: Liberal margin 23.6 pts 1940: Liberal margin 18.6 pts 1945: Liberal margin 36.2 pts 1949: Liberal margin 51.2 pts 1953: Liberal margin 61.0 pts 1957: Liberal margin 46.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1962: Social Credit margin 19.4 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 3.8 pts 1965: Liberal margin 12.8 pts 1878 1882 1887 1896 1900 1904 1908 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

QUEBEC EAST has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won QUEBEC EAST in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won QUEBEC EAST in 1965 with 18,900 votes (46.1%), a margin of 5,258 votes over Social Credit in second place.

Which parties have won QUEBEC EAST since 1867?

Since 1867, QUEBEC EAST has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in QUEBEC EAST?

The closest contested result on record for QUEBEC EAST was 1958, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 636 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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