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RENFREW SOUTH — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

RENFREW SOUTH was won by Liberal at the 1965 general election, with a margin of 1,427 votes over Progressive Conservative. This page covers every general election in RENFREW SOUTH 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 Liberal-Conservative Liberal-Conservative 916 58.7% Liberal (645) 271 (17.4 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 738 52.5% Conservative (668) 70 (5.0 pts)
1878 Conservative Conservative 962 56.6% Unknown (738) 224 (13.2 pts)
1882 Liberal Liberal 913 54.6% Conservative (759) 154 (9.2 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 1,200 51.4% Independent Conservative (1,134) 66 (2.8 pts)
1891 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 1,642 57.8% Liberal (1,198) 444 (15.6 pts)
1896 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative 1,846 56.5% Patrons of Industry (1,424) 422 (12.9 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,149 54.5% Independent Conservative (1,796) 353 (8.9 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 2,168 52.3% Conservative (1,980) 188 (4.5 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 2,721 57.3% Conservative (2,031) 690 (14.5 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 2,687 56.5% Conservative (2,068) 619 (13.0 pts)
1917 Opposition Opposition 3,245 50.5% Unionist (3,182) 63 (1.0 pts)
1921 Liberal Liberal 4,083 35.8% Conservative (2,675) 1,408 (12.3 pts)
1925 Conservative Conservative 6,336 56.3% Liberal (4,925) 1,411 (12.5 pts)
1926 Conservative Conservative 5,207 43.3% Liberal (4,986) 221 (1.8 pts)
1930 Conservative Conservative 6,404 51.0% Liberal (6,144) 260 (2.1 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 6,054 50.9% Conservative (3,440) 2,614 (22.0 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 6,228 54.3% Conservative (5,236) 992 (8.7 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 7,182 55.7% National Government (4,872) 2,310 (17.9 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 7,909 53.4% Progressive Conservative (6,412) 1,497 (10.1 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 8,627 56.0% Progressive Conservative (6,395) 2,232 (14.5 pts)
1957 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,782 53.0% Liberal (7,791) 991 (6.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 9,259 53.2% Liberal (8,148) 1,111 (6.4 pts)
1962 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 8,732 49.4% Liberal (8,254) 478 (2.7 pts)
1963 Liberal Liberal 8,765 49.6% Progressive Conservative (8,210) 555 (3.1 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 8,932 52.5% Progressive Conservative (7,505) 1,427 (8.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal-Conservative91658.7%
Liberal64541.3%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal73852.5%
Conservative66847.5%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Conservative96256.6%
Unknown73843.4%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Liberal91354.6%
Conservative75945.4%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,20051.4%
Independent Conservative1,13448.6%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative1,64257.8%
Liberal1,19842.2%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Independent Conservative1,84656.5%
Patrons of Industry1,42443.5%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,14954.5%
Independent Conservative1,79645.5%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,16852.3%
Conservative1,98047.7%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,72157.3%
Conservative2,03142.7%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,68756.5%
Conservative2,06843.5%

1917

PartyVotesShare
Opposition3,24550.5%
Unionist3,18249.5%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal4,08335.8%
Conservative2,67523.4%
Labour2,43221.3%
Progressive2,22919.5%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,33656.3%
Liberal4,92543.7%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Conservative5,20743.3%
Liberal4,98641.5%
Progressive1,82315.2%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Conservative6,40451.0%
Liberal6,14449.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,05450.9%
Conservative3,44028.9%
Reconstruction2,39520.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,22854.3%
Conservative5,23645.7%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,18255.7%
National Government4,87237.8%
CCF8356.5%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal7,90953.4%
Progressive Conservative6,41243.3%
CCF4863.3%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,62756.0%
Progressive Conservative6,39541.5%
CCF3822.5%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,78253.0%
Liberal7,79147.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative9,25953.2%
Liberal8,14846.8%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative8,73249.4%
Liberal8,25446.7%
NDP4272.4%
Social Credit2461.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,76549.6%
Progressive Conservative8,21046.4%
Social Credit3932.2%
NDP3161.8%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,93252.5%
Progressive Conservative7,50544.1%
NDP5813.4%

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.

1872: Liberal-Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1874: Liberal margin 5.0 pts 1878: Conservative margin 13.2 pts 1882: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1887: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1891: Independent Conservative margin 15.6 pts 1896: Independent Conservative margin 12.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 8.9 pts 1904: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1908: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1911: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1917: Opposition margin 1.0 pts 1921: Liberal margin 12.3 pts 1925: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1926: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1930: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1935: Liberal margin 22.0 pts 1940: Liberal margin 8.7 pts 1945: Liberal margin 17.9 pts 1949: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1953: Liberal margin 14.5 pts 1957: Progressive Conservative margin 6.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1962: Progressive Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1963: Liberal margin 3.1 pts 1965: Liberal margin 8.4 pts 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1917 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965

Trend

RENFREW SOUTH has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Conservative, Independent Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won RENFREW SOUTH in the 1965 general election?

Liberal won RENFREW SOUTH in 1965 with 8,932 votes (52.5%), a margin of 1,427 votes over Progressive Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won RENFREW SOUTH since 1867?

Since 1867, RENFREW SOUTH has been won by: Conservative, Independent Conservative, Liberal, Liberal-Conservative, Opposition, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in RENFREW SOUTH?

The closest contested result on record for RENFREW SOUTH was 1917, when Opposition beat Unionist by 63 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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