Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Party
Votes
Share
Opposition
3,816
60.4%
Unionist
2,501
39.6%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,645
62.7%
Conservative
3,281
31.0%
Independent
669
6.3%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,780
57.0%
Conservative
5,109
43.0%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,527
53.5%
Conservative
4,901
40.2%
Independent Conservative
775
6.4%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,086
54.9%
Conservative
6,633
45.1%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,270
62.8%
Conservative
6,663
37.2%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
15,196
78.0%
National Government
4,284
22.0%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
14,091
76.3%
Independent
3,457
18.7%
Social Credit
931
5.0%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
19,383
73.5%
Progressive Conservative
6,454
24.5%
Union of Electors
542
2.1%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
18,950
74.9%
Progressive Conservative
6,363
25.1%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
17,709
61.9%
Progressive Conservative
9,659
33.7%
Independent Liberal
1,092
3.8%
Independent
160
0.6%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Progressive Conservative
15,771
50.4%
Liberal
15,507
49.6%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
12,521
43.8%
Progressive Conservative
9,216
32.2%
Social Credit
5,586
19.5%
NDP
1,296
4.5%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,314
55.1%
Progressive Conservative
5,533
18.7%
Social Credit
5,454
18.4%
NDP
2,329
7.9%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
16,141
61.3%
Progressive Conservative
5,373
20.4%
NDP
2,506
9.5%
Social Credit
2,290
8.7%
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.
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).