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RICHMOND — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

RICHMOND was won by Conservative at the 2011 general election, with a margin of 17,082 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in RICHMOND from 1867 to 2011.

Full Election History, 1867–2011

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Anti-Confederate Anti-Confederate 545 66.1% Unknown (279) 266 (32.3 pts)
1872 Conservative Conservative 571 65.6% Unknown (300) 271 (31.1 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 564 53.7% Unknown (486) 78 (7.4 pts)
1878 Liberal Liberal 666 54.7% Unknown (552) 114 (9.4 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 525 53.2% Liberal (461) 64 (6.5 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 910 49.6% Conservative (609) 301 (16.4 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 857 56.1% Liberal (670) 187 (12.2 pts)
1896 Conservative Conservative 1,078 50.5% Liberal (1,056) 22 (1.0 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 1,092 56.5% Conservative (840) 252 (13.0 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 1,270 59.4% Conservative (868) 402 (18.8 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 1,279 55.2% Conservative (1,039) 240 (10.4 pts)
1911 Liberal Liberal 1,268 56.3% Conservative (983) 285 (12.7 pts)
1968 Social Credit Social Credit 11,853 47.7% Liberal (8,870) 2,983 (12.0 pts)
1972 Social Credit Social Credit 14,133 51.8% Liberal (8,657) 5,476 (20.1 pts)
1974 Social Credit Social Credit 11,825 43.2% Liberal (9,526) 2,299 (8.4 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 15,135 45.3% Social Credit (14,662) 473 (1.4 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 21,104 63.7% Progressive Conservative (8,365) 12,739 (38.4 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 25,559 44.0% NDP (15,787) 9,772 (16.8 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 21,457 37.1% Reform (17,900) 3,557 (6.1 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 18,165 43.8% Reform (14,912) 3,253 (7.8 pts)
2000 Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance 21,064 44.4% Liberal (19,940) 1,124 (2.4 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 18,204 44.5% Conservative (14,457) 3,747 (9.2 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 18,712 42.8% Conservative (16,904) 1,808 (4.1 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 21,359 49.9% Liberal (13,221) 8,138 (19.0 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 25,109 58.4% Liberal (8,027) 17,082 (39.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Anti-Confederate54566.1%
Unknown27933.9%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Conservative57165.6%
Unknown30034.4%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal56453.7%
Unknown48646.3%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal66654.7%
Unknown55245.3%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative52553.2%
Liberal46146.8%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal91049.6%
Conservative60933.2%
Independent Conservative31717.3%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative85756.1%
Liberal67043.9%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,07850.5%
Liberal1,05649.5%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,09256.5%
Conservative84043.5%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,27059.4%
Conservative86840.6%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,27955.2%
Conservative1,03944.8%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,26856.3%
Conservative98343.7%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,85347.7%
Liberal8,87035.7%
Progressive Conservative3,52714.2%
NDP6082.4%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit14,13351.8%
Liberal8,65731.7%
Progressive Conservative3,88714.2%
NDP6242.3%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit11,82543.2%
Liberal9,52634.8%
Progressive Conservative5,09418.6%
NDP9173.4%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,13545.3%
Social Credit14,66243.9%
Progressive Conservative2,4727.4%
NDP5511.6%
Rhinoceros4141.2%
Union Populaire1620.5%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,10463.7%
Progressive Conservative8,36525.2%
NDP1,4774.5%
Social Credit1,3224.0%
Rhinoceros8762.6%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative25,55944.0%
NDP15,78727.2%
Liberal13,23122.8%
Reform1,9293.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada7121.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada4410.8%
Green2530.4%
Communist1130.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,45737.1%
Reform17,90030.9%
Progressive Conservative11,03319.1%
NDP3,6336.3%
National Party of Canada2,2713.9%
Green3360.6%
Natural Law Party of Canada3330.6%
Independent3170.5%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2820.5%
Independent1660.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada1550.3%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,16543.8%
Reform14,91236.0%
NDP3,9649.6%
Progressive Conservative3,4358.3%
Green5651.4%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1670.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada1640.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party900.2%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Canadian Alliance21,06444.4%
Liberal19,94042.0%
NDP2,6955.7%
Progressive Conservative2,5785.4%
Green8971.9%
Natural Law Party of Canada1640.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party930.2%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,20444.5%
Conservative14,45735.3%
NDP6,14215.0%
Green1,7434.3%
Canadian Action Party3760.9%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,71242.8%
Conservative16,90438.7%
NDP6,10614.0%
Green1,9674.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative21,35949.9%
Liberal13,22130.9%
NDP5,05911.8%
Green2,7536.4%
Independent3950.9%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative25,10958.4%
Liberal8,02718.7%
NDP7,86018.3%
Green2,0324.7%

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.

1867: Anti-Confederate margin 32.3 pts 1872: Conservative margin 31.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 7.4 pts 1878: Liberal margin 9.4 pts 1882: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1887: Liberal margin 16.4 pts 1891: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 1896: Conservative margin 1.0 pts 1900: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1904: Liberal margin 18.8 pts 1908: Liberal margin 10.4 pts 1911: Liberal margin 12.7 pts 1968: Social Credit margin 12.0 pts 1972: Social Credit margin 20.1 pts 1974: Social Credit margin 8.4 pts 1979: Liberal margin 1.4 pts 1980: Liberal margin 38.4 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1993: Liberal margin 6.1 pts 1997: Liberal margin 7.8 pts 2000: Canadian Alliance margin 2.4 pts 2004: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 2006: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 2008: Conservative margin 19.0 pts 2011: Conservative margin 39.7 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011

Trend

RICHMOND has been contested at 25 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Anti-Confederate, Conservative, Liberal, Social Credit, Progressive Conservative, Canadian Alliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won RICHMOND in the 2011 general election?

Conservative won RICHMOND in 2011 with 25,109 votes (58.4%), a margin of 17,082 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won RICHMOND since 1867?

Since 1867, RICHMOND has been won by: Anti-Confederate, Canadian Alliance, Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in RICHMOND?

The closest contested result on record for RICHMOND was 1896, when Conservative beat Liberal by 22 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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