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RIMOUSKI — Canadian Federal Election Results

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

RIMOUSKI was won by Liberal at the 1980 general election, with a margin of 10,643 votes over Social Credit. This page covers every general election in RIMOUSKI from 1867 to 1980.

Full Election History, 1867–1980

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1867 Conservative Conservative 1,152 62.3% Unknown (697) 455 (24.6 pts)
1872 Liberal Liberal 1,381 54.6% Conservative (1,150) 231 (9.1 pts)
1874 Liberal Liberal 1,728 83.0% Unknown (354) 1,374 (66.0 pts)
1878 Liberal Liberal 2,003 56.3% Conservative (1,554) 449 (12.6 pts)
1882 Conservative Conservative 1,648 51.7% Liberal (1,540) 108 (3.4 pts)
1887 Liberal Liberal 2,228 57.3% Conservative (1,660) 568 (14.6 pts)
1891 Conservative Conservative 2,061 53.4% Liberal (1,799) 262 (6.8 pts)
1896 Liberal Liberal 2,443 52.9% Conservative (2,177) 266 (5.8 pts)
1900 Liberal Liberal 2,794 52.5% Conservative (2,525) 269 (5.1 pts)
1904 Liberal Liberal 3,272 52.1% Conservative (3,006) 266 (4.2 pts)
1908 Liberal Liberal 3,737 54.3% Conservative (3,148) 589 (8.6 pts)
1911 Conservative Conservative 4,179 52.7% Liberal (3,747) 432 (5.5 pts)
1917 Elected by acclamation (Opposition) — no opposing candidate, no vote count on record
1921 Liberal Liberal 6,363 83.6% Progressive (1,247) 5,116 (67.2 pts)
1925 Liberal Liberal 5,142 61.9% Conservative (3,167) 1,975 (23.8 pts)
1926 Liberal Liberal 5,623 62.7% Conservative (2,926) 2,697 (30.1 pts)
1930 Liberal Liberal 6,257 57.0% Conservative (4,722) 1,535 (14.0 pts)
1935 Liberal Liberal 9,238 63.9% Conservative (4,495) 4,743 (32.8 pts)
1940 Liberal Liberal 9,766 62.2% Conservative (5,928) 3,838 (24.5 pts)
1945 Liberal Liberal 10,730 54.6% Independent (8,084) 2,646 (13.5 pts)
1949 Liberal Liberal 11,708 48.4% Progressive Conservative (7,389) 4,319 (17.8 pts)
1953 Liberal Liberal 8,554 38.5% Progressive Conservative (8,201) 353 (1.6 pts)
1957 Liberal Liberal 14,642 60.0% Progressive Conservative (9,754) 4,888 (20.0 pts)
1958 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,426 57.7% Liberal (11,503) 4,923 (17.3 pts)
1962 Liberal Liberal 9,955 35.0% Social Credit (9,171) 784 (2.8 pts)
1963 Social Credit Social Credit 12,414 42.5% Liberal (12,274) 140 (0.5 pts)
1965 Liberal Liberal 11,372 42.3% Social Credit (7,245) 4,127 (15.4 pts)
1968 Liberal Liberal 12,073 49.4% Progressive Conservative (9,445) 2,628 (10.7 pts)
1972 Social Credit Social Credit 13,241 43.1% Liberal (11,097) 2,144 (7.0 pts)
1974 Social Credit Social Credit 15,085 49.1% Liberal (13,698) 1,387 (4.5 pts)
1979 Social Credit Social Credit 16,821 45.3% Liberal (16,716) 105 (0.3 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 21,482 56.0% Social Credit (10,839) 10,643 (27.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1867

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,15262.3%
Unknown69737.7%

1872

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,38154.6%
Conservative1,15045.4%

1874

PartyVotesShare
Liberal1,72883.0%
Unknown35417.0%

1878

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,00356.3%
Conservative1,55443.7%

1882

PartyVotesShare
Conservative1,64851.7%
Liberal1,54048.3%

1887

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,22857.3%
Conservative1,66042.7%

1891

PartyVotesShare
Conservative2,06153.4%
Liberal1,79946.6%

1896

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,44352.9%
Conservative2,17747.1%

1900

PartyVotesShare
Liberal2,79452.5%
Conservative2,52547.5%

1904

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,27252.1%
Conservative3,00647.9%

1908

PartyVotesShare
Liberal3,73754.3%
Conservative3,14845.7%

1911

PartyVotesShare
Conservative4,17952.7%
Liberal3,74747.3%

1921

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,36383.6%
Progressive1,24716.4%

1925

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,14261.9%
Conservative3,16738.1%

1926

PartyVotesShare
Liberal5,62362.7%
Conservative2,92632.6%
Independent4174.7%

1930

PartyVotesShare
Liberal6,25757.0%
Conservative4,72243.0%

1935

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,23863.9%
Conservative4,49531.1%
Reconstruction7325.1%

1940

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,76662.2%
Conservative5,92837.8%

1945

PartyVotesShare
Liberal10,73054.6%
Independent8,08441.1%
Social Credit8344.2%

1949

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,70848.4%
Progressive Conservative7,38930.5%
Independent Liberal3,61414.9%
Union of Electors1,4916.2%

1953

PartyVotesShare
Liberal8,55438.5%
Progressive Conservative8,20136.9%
Independent Liberal5,47824.6%

1957

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,64260.0%
Progressive Conservative9,75440.0%

1958

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,42657.7%
Liberal11,50340.4%
Social Credit5341.9%

1962

PartyVotesShare
Liberal9,95535.0%
Social Credit9,17132.2%
Progressive Conservative8,95631.5%
NDP3931.4%

1963

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit12,41442.5%
Liberal12,27442.1%
Progressive Conservative3,19210.9%
NDP1,2974.4%

1965

PartyVotesShare
Liberal11,37242.3%
Social Credit7,24527.0%
NDP6,78325.2%
Progressive Conservative1,4775.5%

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal12,07349.4%
Progressive Conservative9,44538.6%
Social Credit2,93712.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit13,24143.1%
Liberal11,09736.1%
Progressive Conservative5,65718.4%
NDP7322.4%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit15,08549.1%
Liberal13,69844.6%
Progressive Conservative8932.9%
NDP5281.7%
Independent4101.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party890.3%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Social Credit16,82145.3%
Liberal16,71645.0%
Progressive Conservative2,5566.9%
NDP4921.3%
Rhinoceros4551.2%
Union Populaire800.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,48256.0%
Social Credit10,83928.3%
Progressive Conservative3,99910.4%
NDP1,1553.0%
Rhinoceros6271.6%
Independent1660.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party740.2%

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: Conservative margin 24.6 pts 1872: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1874: Liberal margin 66.0 pts 1878: Liberal margin 12.6 pts 1882: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1887: Liberal margin 14.6 pts 1891: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1896: Liberal margin 5.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1904: Liberal margin 4.2 pts 1908: Liberal margin 8.6 pts 1911: Conservative margin 5.5 pts 1921: Liberal margin 67.2 pts 1925: Liberal margin 23.8 pts 1926: Liberal margin 30.1 pts 1930: Liberal margin 14.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 32.8 pts 1940: Liberal margin 24.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 13.5 pts 1949: Liberal margin 17.8 pts 1953: Liberal margin 1.6 pts 1957: Liberal margin 20.0 pts 1958: Progressive Conservative margin 17.3 pts 1962: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1963: Social Credit margin 0.5 pts 1965: Liberal margin 15.4 pts 1968: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 1972: Social Credit margin 7.0 pts 1974: Social Credit margin 4.5 pts 1979: Social Credit margin 0.3 pts 1980: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891 1896 1900 1904 1908 1911 1921 1925 1926 1930 1935 1940 1945 1949 1953 1957 1958 1962 1963 1965 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980

Trend

RIMOUSKI has been contested at 32 general elections on record since 1867. Winning parties over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won RIMOUSKI in the 1980 general election?

Liberal won RIMOUSKI in 1980 with 21,482 votes (56.0%), a margin of 10,643 votes over Social Credit in second place.

Which parties have won RIMOUSKI since 1867?

Since 1867, RIMOUSKI has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Opposition, Progressive Conservative, Social Credit.

What was the closest result in RIMOUSKI?

The closest contested result on record for RIMOUSKI was 1979, when Social Credit beat Liberal by 105 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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