Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
RENFREW NORTH was won by Liberal at the 1968 general election, with a margin of 5,219 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in RENFREW NORTH from 1867 to 1968.
Full Election History, 1867–1968
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1867
Conservative
Conservative
613
53.8%
Unknown (527)
86 (7.5 pts)
1872
Liberal
Liberal
777
53.5%
Conservative (675)
102 (7.0 pts)
1874
Conservative
Conservative
600
42.1%
Liberal (498)
102 (7.2 pts)
1878
Conservative
Conservative
1,273
58.0%
Unknown (920)
353 (16.1 pts)
1882
Conservative
Conservative
1,111
53.4%
Unknown (968)
143 (6.9 pts)
1887
Conservative
Conservative
1,534
54.4%
Liberal (1,286)
248 (8.8 pts)
1891
Conservative
Conservative
1,497
51.4%
Liberal (1,418)
79 (2.7 pts)
1896
Liberal
Liberal
1,900
50.8%
Conservative (1,837)
63 (1.7 pts)
1900
Liberal
Liberal
2,299
51.5%
Conservative (2,167)
132 (3.0 pts)
1904
Conservative
Conservative
2,495
52.3%
Liberal (2,275)
220 (4.6 pts)
1908
Conservative
Conservative
2,493
56.8%
Liberal (1,894)
599 (13.7 pts)
1911
Conservative
Conservative
2,573
58.0%
Liberal (1,865)
708 (16.0 pts)
1917
Unionist
Unionist
3,397
54.2%
Opposition (2,873)
524 (8.4 pts)
1921
Liberal
Liberal
3,828
37.5%
Progressive (3,371)
457 (4.5 pts)
1925
Conservative
Conservative
5,303
53.9%
Liberal (4,529)
774 (7.9 pts)
1926
Conservative
Conservative
4,947
43.2%
Liberal (4,288)
659 (5.8 pts)
1930
Conservative
Conservative
6,125
55.6%
Liberal (4,897)
1,228 (11.1 pts)
1935
Liberal
Liberal
6,052
49.9%
Conservative (4,134)
1,918 (15.8 pts)
1940
Liberal
Liberal
6,199
54.2%
National Government (4,536)
1,663 (14.5 pts)
1945
Liberal
Liberal
6,828
47.9%
Progressive Conservative (5,882)
946 (6.6 pts)
1949
Liberal
Liberal
8,358
50.7%
Progressive Conservative (6,598)
1,760 (10.7 pts)
1953
Liberal
Liberal
9,360
56.3%
Progressive Conservative (7,268)
2,092 (12.6 pts)
1957
Liberal
Liberal
10,227
52.8%
Progressive Conservative (9,132)
1,095 (5.7 pts)
1958
Liberal
Liberal
10,425
50.5%
Progressive Conservative (10,226)
199 (1.0 pts)
1962
Liberal
Liberal
11,313
49.4%
Progressive Conservative (9,348)
1,965 (8.6 pts)
1963
Liberal
Liberal
11,580
49.6%
Progressive Conservative (9,089)
2,491 (10.7 pts)
1965
Liberal
Liberal
10,882
50.5%
Progressive Conservative (5,846)
5,036 (23.4 pts)
1968
Liberal
Liberal
13,195
57.4%
Progressive Conservative (7,976)
5,219 (22.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1867
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
613
53.8%
Unknown
527
46.2%
1872
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
777
53.5%
Conservative
675
46.5%
1874
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
600
42.1%
Liberal
498
34.9%
Unknown
328
23.0%
1878
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,273
58.0%
Unknown
920
42.0%
1882
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,111
53.4%
Unknown
968
46.6%
1887
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,534
54.4%
Liberal
1,286
45.6%
1891
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
1,497
51.4%
Liberal
1,418
48.6%
1896
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
1,900
50.8%
Conservative
1,837
49.2%
1900
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
2,299
51.5%
Conservative
2,167
48.5%
1904
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,495
52.3%
Liberal
2,275
47.7%
1908
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,493
56.8%
Liberal
1,894
43.2%
1911
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
2,573
58.0%
Liberal
1,865
42.0%
1917
Party
Votes
Share
Unionist
3,397
54.2%
Opposition
2,873
45.8%
1921
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
3,828
37.5%
Progressive
3,371
33.0%
Conservative
3,015
29.5%
1925
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
5,303
53.9%
Liberal
4,529
46.1%
1926
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
4,947
43.2%
Liberal
4,288
37.4%
Progressive
2,220
19.4%
1930
Party
Votes
Share
Conservative
6,125
55.6%
Liberal
4,897
44.4%
1935
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,052
49.9%
Conservative
4,134
34.1%
Reconstruction
1,949
16.1%
1940
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,199
54.2%
National Government
4,536
39.6%
CCF
709
6.2%
1945
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
6,828
47.9%
Progressive Conservative
5,882
41.2%
CCF
1,555
10.9%
1949
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
8,358
50.7%
Progressive Conservative
6,598
40.0%
CCF
1,530
9.3%
1953
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
9,360
56.3%
Progressive Conservative
7,268
43.7%
1957
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,227
52.8%
Progressive Conservative
9,132
47.2%
1958
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,425
50.5%
Progressive Conservative
10,226
49.5%
1962
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,313
49.4%
Progressive Conservative
9,348
40.8%
Social Credit
1,344
5.9%
NDP
902
3.9%
1963
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
11,580
49.6%
Progressive Conservative
9,089
39.0%
Social Credit
1,712
7.3%
NDP
947
4.1%
1965
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
10,882
50.5%
Progressive Conservative
5,846
27.1%
Independent
2,812
13.0%
NDP
2,021
9.4%
1968
Party
Votes
Share
Liberal
13,195
57.4%
Progressive Conservative
7,976
34.7%
NDP
1,813
7.9%
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
RENFREW NORTH has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won RENFREW NORTH in the 1968 general election?
Liberal won RENFREW NORTH in 1968 with 13,195 votes (57.4%), a margin of 5,219 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won RENFREW NORTH since 1867?
Since 1867, RENFREW NORTH has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in RENFREW NORTH?
The closest contested result on record for RENFREW NORTH was 1958, when Liberal beat Progressive Conservative by 199 votes (1.0 percentage points).