QUEBEC SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

QUEBEC SOUTH was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 10,768 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in QUEBEC SOUTH from 1917 to 1965.

Full Election History, 1917–1965

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1917 Opposition Opposition 3,816 60.4% Unionist (2,501) 1,315 (20.8 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 6,645 62.7% Conservative (3,281) 3,364 (31.8 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 6,780 57.0% Conservative (5,109) 1,671 (14.1 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 6,527 53.5% Conservative (4,901) 1,626 (13.3 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 8,086 54.9% Conservative (6,633) 1,453 (9.9 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 11,270 62.8% Conservative (6,663) 4,607 (25.7 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 15,196 78.0% National Government (4,284) 10,912 (56.0 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 14,091 76.3% Independent (3,457) 10,634 (57.5 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 19,383 73.5% Progressive Conservative (6,454) 12,929 (49.0 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 18,950 74.9% Progressive Conservative (6,363) 12,587 (49.7 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 17,709 61.9% Progressive Conservative (9,659) 8,050 (28.1 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 15,771 50.4% Liberal (15,507) 264 (0.8 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 12,521 43.8% Progressive Conservative (9,216) 3,305 (11.5 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 16,314 55.1% Progressive Conservative (5,533) 10,781 (36.4 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 16,141 61.3% Progressive Conservative (5,373) 10,768 (40.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition3,81660.4%
Unionist2,50139.6%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,64562.7%
Conservative3,28131.0%
Independent6696.3%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,78057.0%
Conservative5,10943.0%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,52753.5%
Conservative4,90140.2%
Independent Conservative7756.4%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,08654.9%
Conservative6,63345.1%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,27062.8%
Conservative6,66337.2%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,19678.0%
National Government4,28422.0%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,09176.3%
Independent3,45718.7%
Social Credit9315.0%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,38373.5%
Progressive Conservative6,45424.5%
Union of Electors5422.1%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,95074.9%
Progressive Conservative6,36325.1%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,70961.9%
Progressive Conservative9,65933.7%
Independent Liberal1,0923.8%
Independent1600.6%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative15,77150.4%
Liberal15,50749.6%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,52143.8%
Progressive Conservative9,21632.2%
Social Credit5,58619.5%
NDP1,2964.5%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,31455.1%
Progressive Conservative5,53318.7%
Social Credit5,45418.4%
NDP2,3297.9%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,14161.3%
Progressive Conservative5,37320.4%
NDP2,5069.5%
Social Credit2,2908.7%

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.

1917: Opposition margin 20.8 pts 1921: Liberal margin 31.8 pts 1925: Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1926: Liberal margin 13.3 pts 1930: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1935: Liberal margin 25.7 pts 1940: Liberal margin 56.0 pts 1945: Liberal margin 57.5 pts 1949: Liberal margin 49.0 pts 1953: Liberal margin 49.7 pts 1957: Liberal margin 28.1 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1962: Liberal margin 11.5 pts 1963: Liberal margin 36.4 pts 1965: Liberal margin 40.9 pts 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

QUEBEC SOUTH has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1917. Winning parties over that span: Opposition, Liberal, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won QUEBEC SOUTH in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won QUEBEC SOUTH in 1965 with 16,141 votes (61.3%), a margin of 10,768 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won QUEBEC SOUTH since 1917?

Since 1917, QUEBEC SOUTH has been won by: Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in QUEBEC SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for QUEBEC SOUTH was 1958, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 264 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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